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5th Dec

Quiet again. A first-winter Caspian Gull was seen at the Point this morning and 30 Wigeon and a Red-breasted Merganser passed offshore.

Three Grey Seals were feeding offshore.  

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4th Dec

Quiet. An adult Yellow-legged Gull was seen at the Point.

One Porpoise was seen offshore.

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3rd Dec

Two Velvet Scoters flew east this morning and two Red-breasted Mergansers, a Little Gull and 73 Red-throated Divers flew west. A third-winter Caspian Gull was roosting at the Point. Three Chiffchaffs and ten Goldcrests were seen in the bushes and 170 Starlings came in.

Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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2nd Dec

There was a decent movement of birds offshore for a while with two Velvet Scoters, 902 Kittiwakes, two Little Gulls, 1100 auks and 46 Red-throated Divers of note. A check of the bushes produced two Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest and ten Goldcrests.

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1st Dec

Not a great deal of coverage but a second-winter Caspian Gull was seen at the boats and 693 Gannets flew west.

Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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30th Nov

Very quiet. A Chiffchaff, two Firecrests and 16 Goldcrests were seen in the Trapping Area and 100 Gannets were feeding offshore.

Two Grey Seals were also feeding offshore. 

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29th Nov

A fairly miserable day of wind and rain with a trickle of birds passing west this morning including two Red-breasted Mergansers, 64 Kittiwakes, a Little Gull and two Fulmars and four Caspian Gulls were feeding offshore.

Five Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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28th Nov

Seawatching produced a Pink-footed Goose passing east along with four Velvet Scoters, 24 Common Scoters, 211 Kittiwakes, two Mediterranean Gulls, over 2000 auks and 90 Red-throated Divers. Long-eared Owl and a Kingfisher were seen at the Long Pits, Eight Chiffchaffs, four Firecrests and 37 Goldcrests were seen in the bushes and 40 Meadow Pipits, 63 Goldfinches and seven Siskins flew over.

Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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Sunset over the Reserve

 A lovely sunset last night.






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27th Nov

 A very quiet day. Just two Merlins, five Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest and 26 Goldcrests seen on the land. Offshore, 158 Kittiwakes and a Sandwich Tern flew west and seven Mediterranean Gulls flew east.

Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore,

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