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8th May

Light, mainly ESE winds through the day meant a 14.5hour seawatch which produced six Shoveler, six Gadwall, seven Eider, 21 Grey Plovers, 105 Whimbrel, 53 Bar-tailed Godwits, 102 Knot, 59 Sanderlings, 541 Kittiwakes, three Great Skuas, 24 Pomarine Skuas, 11 Arctic Skuas, 18 Little Terns, an excellent total of 154 Black Terns and a Manx Shearwater. A Little Egret flew out to sea and 25 Mediterranean Gulls were feeding offshore.

Four Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore. 

Two Brown Argus and a Holly Blue were seen.