Long-tailed Duck tops the bill

24th December 2007 - mist/rain S2/1
Offshore
Observations on the falling tide (1100-1200) were highlighted by a female/immature Long-tailed Duck. Also seen were 20 Common Scoter, 5 Shag, 2 Red-throated Diver and a single Kittiwake.
Grounded Migrants
A single Redwing was new in as the cold spell comes to an end.
Wildfowl and Waders
A flock of 61 Brent Geese held 58 pale-bellied birds and 4 Greenshank were logged.
Miscellaneous
The itinerant wintering flock of 80 Twite put in another appearance and 2 Little Egret and a Peregrine were seen.