Thurs 18th Nov 21

The day started well with a very late Swallow that flew across the greensward and headed out toward Gt. Holland and a flock of c30 Siskins in off and headed inland.

On the sluice were 6 Purple Sands and 8 Turnstone with lots of gulls. and offshore just a couple of Guillemots.

On the Scrape: 1 Mute Swan (on the arable), c150 Greylag, 67 Teal, 29 Shoveler, 15 Wigeon, 5 Shelduck, 2 BlkWits, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lt. Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 13 R L Partridge (on arable). RJ/MR

A walk to the Raised Tee found that the R N Grebe was still offshore from that point as were 3 R T Divers and 2 Razorbills, also note on the way were 4+ Stonechat, a few Mipit's, Pied Wags and a Fieldfare on the golf course, the Purple Sands and Turnstone were by then on the rocks south of French point. PRD/RJ/MR