Velvet Scoter

9th November 2025 – overcast/showers then rain SE3/5
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0730-0830) before the rain set in produced 34 Common Scoter, 2 Velvet Scoter, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Guillemot and a Kittiwake.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to a single Goldcrest.
Diurnal Migration
A total of 400 Starling flew through.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains.