Long-tailed Duck and Little Gull

11th January 2014 – bright and sunny N2/3
Offshore
A check over the sea on the morning tide revealed 22 Common Scoter, 16 Red-throated Diver, 11 Shag, 6 Guillemot and single Kittiwake and Razorbill.
Diurnal Migration
A skein of 11 Pink-footed Geese headed north.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Long-tailed Duck and at least one Scaup remains in residence. Waders included 2000 Knot and 3 Greenshank
Miscellaneous
The first-winter Little Gull remains and 35 Twite were logged.