Quiet. Two Egyptian Geese, a Woodcock, two Snipe, a Merlin, seven Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest, 19 Goldcrests and a Siskin were seen on the land. Seawatching produced 16 Teal, two Tufted Ducks and 777 auks.
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24th Nov
Fairly quiet with seawatching producing 132 Kittiwakes, five Mediterranean Gulls, two Sandwich Terns, 828 auks and 76 Red-throated Divers. A Woodcock, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, nine Chiffchaffs, two Firecrests, 26 Goldcrests, 32 Chaffinches, two Redpolls and a Siskin were seen on the land.
22nd Nov
Four Teal, three Velvet Scoters, 37 Kittiwakes, three Sandwich Terns, two Fulmars, 400 Gannets and a Shag were seen offshore and a first-winter Caspian Gull was among a small group of roosting gulls at the Point. Two Firecrests were seen in the Trapping Area.
Three Grey Seals and two Common Seals were feeding offshore.
21st Nov
The wintry conditions continue and resulted in a movement of finches and the highlight of the day in the form of a Serin which spent a few minutes in the Moat this morning. Chaffinches also passed through with 233 seen along with 1225 Starlings. A Snipe, ten Chiffchaffs and 40 Goldcrests were seen in the bushes.
20th Nov
Very quiet in cold, wintry conditions. Eight Teal, 38 Common Scoter and seven Mediterranean Gulls moved west offshore. A Lapwing, two Woodcock, two Snipe, five Fieldfares and two Siskins flew over. Two Long-eared Owls and a Short-eared Owl were seen at the Long Pits and seven Chiffchaffs, two Firecrest and 28 Goldcrests were seen in the bushes.
18th Nov
The first proper frost of the autumn didn't produce any hoped for movement with a reduction in numbers on the most part from recent days. The sea was quiet and there was very little on the land with 334 Starlings arriving in-off the sea, three Firecrests, 35 Goldcrests, two Redwings, three Song Thrushes, three Black Redstarts, a Brambling, eight Lesser Redpolls and six Siskin.
There were two Brown Hares in the Desert and singles of Porpoise and Grey Seal were feeding offshore..
17th Nov
A much quieter day, with migration much reduced. The sea was quiet, with a very light passage of wildfowl and other bits but the highlights were six Canada Geese, an Avocet and 1000 auk sp. There was a few bits passing overhead including a Little Egret, a Buzzard, 300 Starling arriving in off the sea, 18 Lesser Redpolls and five Siskin while in the bushes there was just 12 Chiffchaffs, three Dartford Warblers, two Firecrests, 30 Goldcrests, 17 Blackbirds, five Fieldfares, three Redwings and three Song Thrushes.
A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore
16th Nov
The highlights on the land were 62 Lapwings in, 17 Golden Plovers, a Woodcock, two Snipe, a late Ring Ouzel, 27 Redwings, seven Fieldfares, a Dartford Warbler, 65 Goldcrests, seven Firecrests, 3000 Starlings arriving from the east, 83 Chaffinches and 16 Redpolls. Seawatching produced 1541 Brent Geese (including birds passing overland), 11 Greylag Geese, 19 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 34 Wigeon, five Pintail, 55 Common Scoters, a Goldeneye, 13 Little Gulls, 11 Mediterranean Gulls, over 1400 auks and 21 Red-throated Divers.
Three Grey Seals were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.
A breaching Tuna was seen.
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