An excellent seawatch – for mid-November

20th November 2022 – sunny spells/rain later W3/4/5
Offshore
An extended morning check of the sea (0800-1100) revealed 805 Kittiwake, 332 Common Scoter, 45 Razorbill, 22 Red-throated Diver, 15 Guillemot, 15 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Gannet, 2 Great Crested Grebe and single Shag, Little Gull, Great Skua, Arctic Skua, Great Northern Diver and Manx Shearwater – the observatory has only recorded a handful of November records for the latter species in the last 50 years.
Mammals
A Common Dolphin was also offshore.