NWT Holme Dunes
Sea watch (0843-0907hrs): a steady nos of 74 herring gulls west were likely to be local birds, but the 4 distant shelduck most likely migrants. The weather is still ludicrously mild for time of year, hopefully the next drop in temperature might see a few more birds head our way.
Birds on the water were 3600 scoter (conveniently flushed by a fishing boat) and three velvet scoter (two male and a female), six red-breasted merganser west (local), seven great crested grebe, and a greenshank with the redshank on the beach.
Down at Thornham Beach the three shorelarks remained.
Mid-morning saw two common buzzards low over The Firs, and later while grading the track a barn owl was hunting.
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