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Sunday 31st December 2017


The strong wind eased and the weather improved as the morning went on. Best day of the winter for Kitts so far with 90 heading south and 25 following the Stenna Hollandica out which may, or may not, include some of the same birds. On the move this morning southbound 123 Wigeon,76 Golden Plover, 43 Knot, 37 Teal, 19 Common Gull, 18 Brent , 5 Pintail, 4 Black-headed Gull, 3 Red-throated Diver, 2 Gannet & 2 Shelduck plus northbound 50 Teal, 4 Red-throated Diver & Gadwal plus a Bonxie on the prowl offshore. This was all a bit more than envisaged when the day started. Just 927 Cormorant headed out fishing early on with a quick sprint around part of the reserve between belts of drizzle mid-morning producing the highlight of a single Meadow Pipit.