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24th Oct

Violent NW winds overnight decreased during the day bring with it a bit of seawatching and some passage overhead. The highlight of the day was probably a remarkable total of 23 Woodlarks while other notable birds included 113 Stock Doves, three Snipe, a Great White Egret, 25 Swallows, three House Martins, a Mistle Thrush, two Rock Pipits, 112 Chaffinches, six Bramblings, a Redpoll, 520 Goldfinches, seven Siskins and 21 Reed Buntings. Grounded migrants included 17 Chiffchaffs, 13 Goldcrests and two Firecrests. Six Dartford Warblers were also seen.

Seawatching produced 41 Little Gulls, 16 Mediterranean Gulls, a first-year Caspian Gull, two Great Skuas, singles of Storm and Leach's Petrels and a Manx Shearwater and also a Great Northern Diver feeding offshore.

Four Porpoises and three Grey Seals were feeding offshore.


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