Weather: WNW force 4 snow/sleet showers
It was a bleak day with the temperature 3 - 4 degrees without factoring the wind chill, with snow and sleet showers.
Three male Goosander flew east passed the north end early morning. At the tide 6 Purple Sandpipers were found roosting in Niffy Bay along with some of the 52 Redshank and the odd Turnstone.
Only 3 Ringed Plover roosted on the west side.
The rest of the Turnstone roosted in various spots around the island and numbered 85.
There were 3,000 Dunlin, 800 Knot, 106 Curlew and 7,500 Oystercatchers.
The only wildfowl noted today were 145 Brent, 20 Shelduck and 80 Common Scoter while 2 Great Crested Grebes were seen on the sea. About 5 Robins are present with 2 Blackbirds, 5 Wrens and a Rock Pipit. The Fox was detected even at this cold season.
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