Weather: SW force 3/4
The last visit of the year managed to report quite a few seabirds, most were flying west against into the wind but a few were settled on the sea. There were 14 Red-throated Divers, 9 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Guillemots and a Razorbill. On the ebb tide 6 Eiders and 3 Wigeon were in the gutter with 450 Common Scoter way out to sea. Sixty eight Ringed Plovers roosted the tide at the north end,
As usual at least 5,000 oystercatchers were around the islands.
Eight thousand Knot and 1,500 Dunlin flew over the east hoyle towards the marsh where 265 Curlew and 14 Shelduck were resting. A single Bar-tailed Godwit was also on the east hoyle. Some of the 14 Purple Sandpipers were at the north end and the rest in Niffy bay.
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