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28th Feb

Very quiet with just 526 Great Crested Grebes offshore and a Water Rail in the Trapping Area of interest.

A Porpoise was feeding offshore.

The Mediterranean Stick-insect was seen in the Observatory Garden again.

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27th Feb

Fresh northerly winds and little to be seen. The best the sea could offer was five Red-breasted Mergansers and 592 Great Crested Grebes. Four Water Rails were calling in the Trapping Area.

Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.

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26th Feb

A gale-force NE wind and torrential rain overnight resulted in some major problems in the house and limited observations to seawatching where the highlight was an immature Iceland Gull heading east offshore. Also of note were four Pintail, 341 Great Crested Grebes, 89 Dunlin and five Mediterranean Gulls. A Merlin was hunting along the beach.

A Porpoise was feeding offshore. 

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25th Feb

More wind and rain. With SE winds it was hoped that the sea might produce something but in the end over five hours of watching saw just 68 Brent Geese, 17 Shovelers, three Wigeon, two Pintail, two Velvet Scoters and 47 Mediterranean Gulls of note.

Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.

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24th Feb

A bright sunny morning for a change but with just a Chiffchaff, four Stonechats and 20 Meadow Pipits on the land of note. Two Velvet Scoters. 55 Mediterranean Gulls and eight Fulmars were of note offshore.

Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.

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23rd Feb

Yet more rain and wind but little to be seen with just two Velvet Scoters and ten Mediterranean Gulls and a stream of Black-headed Gulls and Common Gulls heading west offshore, two Water Rails in the Trapping Area and a Chiffchaff at the Long Pits.

A Grey Seal was seen offshore.

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22nd Feb

Fog and drizzle for most of the day and very little to be seen through the murk.

Three Porpoise were feeding offshore.

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21st Feb

More miserable weather and fewer birds offshore with just 20 Brent Geese, 640 auks and 84 Red-throated Divers of any interest. A second-winter Yellow-legged Gull was roosting at the fishing boats.

Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.

The Mediterranean Stick-insect was still alive in the Observatory garden.

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20th Feb

A breezy day with the morning seawatch producing over 6,000 auks along with 11 Teal, 23 Common Scoters, six Dunlins, 357 Kittiwakes, four Mediterranean Gulls, 303 Red-throated Divers and four Fulmars. Quiet on the land.

One Porpoise was feeding offshore.

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19th Feb

Not a great deal to be seen other than a Mediterranean Gull and a few auks offshore.

Seven Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

Only six moths were attracted to two moth traps last night but they did include a Silver Y and a Dark Swordgrass.

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