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8th Oct

With fresh NW winds there was some interest offshore with a small movement of wildfowl and waders including 99 Brent Geese, 21 Wigeon, 11 Pintail and 21 Common Scoter, nine Grey Plover, a Knot and three Dunlin while 100 Mediterranean Gulls, a Caspian Gull, an Arctic Tern, a Black Tern and five Arctic Skuas were lingering. Three Snipe, a Long-eared Owl, two Merlins, a Hobby, 39 Chiffchaffs, seven Blackcaps, two Dartford Warblers, a Firecrest, 65 Song Thrushes, 66 Redwings and a Fieldfare were seen on the land. Overhead passage was fairly light but included 97 Stock Doves, 15 Skylarks, 36 Swallows, 170 Meadow Pipits, 42 Chaffinches, a Brambling and four Siskins.

Four Porpoise, a Common Seal and two Grey Seals were seen offshore and the Grey Squirrel was seen again.