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9th Oct

More fresh to strong NW winds this morning meant most of the interest was offshore where the first sizable movement of Brent Geese occurred with 831 counted along with 135 Wigeon, four Pintail and a Teal. Also of note were seven Little Gulls, 335 Mediterranean Gulls and 27 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 11 Arctic Skuas, 311 Razorbills, eight Red-throated Divers and seven Balearic Shearwaters while waders included a Grey Plover, a Knot, 14 Sanderlings and 82 Dunlin. Three Caspian Gulls were seen on the beach during the day.   

There was very little passage overhead with just two Marsh Harriers, 79 Swallows and a Rock Pipit of note.

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