December 25th

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Christmas Day dawned wet with a chilly E wind blowing so we spent an hour and a half seawatching at Minnis Bay. We counted 1 Mute Swan, 57 Red-throated Divers, 1 Pintail E, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 30 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 16 Wigeon, 12 Shoveler, 2 large auks, 6 Lapwings W, 19 Teal, 21 Gannets, 1 Common Scoter, 5 Kittiwakes E, 1 Guillemot W and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull W.