Purple Sandpiper and Twite

18th December 2025 overcast/rain later SSE3/4
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0845-0945) produced 31 Red-throated Diver, 26 Common Scoter, 4 Razorbill, 3 Guillemot, 2 Red-breasted Merganser and single Gannet and Shag.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 21 Greenshank and 9 Purple Sandpiper.
Miscellaneous
A Merlin and 35 Twite were the best of the rest.