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28th Feb

Another cold, windy and wet day with not a great deal to be seen in the miserable conditions. The best the sea could offer was five Pintail heading east.

Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.

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27th Feb

Another cold day with a strong NE wind blowing. Seawatching produced 375 Great Crested Grebes, 67 Kittiwakes, a Mediterranean Gull, 56 Common Gulls, 216 Guillemots, a Fulmar, 39 Red-throated Divers and 369 Gannets.

Five Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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26th Feb

A cold, breezy and fairly unpleasant day with most of the coverage limited to seawatching where a two-hour watch produced nine Teal, two Dunlin, 19 Kittiwakes, 32 Common Gulls, 242 Guillemots, 1037 Gannets and 18 Red-throated Divers heading east.

Six Porpoise and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore. 

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25th Feb

A two-hour seawatch this morning produced three Red-breasted Mergansers and a Mediterranean Gull flying west and 42 Red-throated Divers and 396 Gannets flying east. Several Mediterranean Gulls were also seen off the fishing boats during the day and 240 Great Crested Grebe were feeding offshore. A Dartford Warbler, a Firecrest and seven Stonechats were of note on the land.

A Grey Seal was seen on the beach.

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24th Feb

Heavy frost this morning and then calm and cloudy for much of the day. A Woodcock, a Chiffchaff, two Dartford Warblers, a Firecrest, nine Stonechats and a Fieldfare were seen in the bushes. Very quiet offshore although 390 Great Crested Grebes feeding offshore and 12 Dunlin flew east were of interest.

Seven Porpoises were feeding offshore.

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23rd Feb

 A Merlin at the fishing boats was the only bird of note.

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22nd Feb

There were signs of a bit of movement today. On the land two Wood Larks were of note along with a Golden Plover, a Firecrest, a Chiffchaff and a Dartford Warbler. There was very little moving offshore so a Red-necked Grebe sat on the sea with the Great Crested Grebes was a nice surprise.

Two Porpoises were seen. 

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21st Feb

Very quiet. A handful of Brent Geese and 22 Sanderlings were about the only birds moving offshore. Two  Dartford Warblers were seen on the land.

A Badger was seen in the Observatory garden.

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20th Feb

A 2.5hr seawatch this morning produced 43 Brent Geese, 341 Red-throated Divers and 861 Gannets heading east while a Redshank and good numbers of Kittiwakes and auks flew west.

A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

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19th Feb

A fine, bright and sunny day but very little to be seen. A Woodcock and three Snipe were of note at the Long Pits.

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