Weather: E force 5
A late morning visit in a cold easterly wind found 3 Tufted duck in flight, a very scarce bird to see over the sea.
Meanwhile the very similar Scaup that has been on the marine lake for some time now was also in unfamiliar territory and was still there today. Other sea wildfowl were 12 Common Scoter,
18 Shelduck, 325 Brent,
and 3 Goosander (one male) around the island..
The best wader of the day was a Golden Plover sitting on the beach next to the gutter between Little Eye and Middle Eye.
Other waders here were 1,200 Oystercatcher, 65 Redshank, 120 Knot, 50 Turnstone and 8 Purple Sandpiper. One of the 2 Song Thrushes present on the island was then ringed. The first Snowdrops made for a cheerful sight while the spring is a little way off yet.
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