Long-tailed Duck reappears

19th January 2014 – overcast/showers/calm
Offshore
A check over the sea (0900-1000) produced 350 Common Scoter and 12 Red-throated Diver.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Long-tailed Duck reappeared, the drake Scaup remains and the Brent Goose flock held 165 pale-bellied individuals. Waders included 10000 Knot, 5 Jack Snipe, 3 Greenshank and 2 Purple Sandpiper.
Miscellaneous
A Merlin was the best of the rest.