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Sunday 10th July 2016

A quiet day at the Obs with highlights including a single Spoonbill, a flock of 8 Long-tailed Tits, 5 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Grasshopper Warbler and at sea an Arctic Skua and 800 Common Scoters all recorded during the day. There was also a small movement of Sand Martins, Swallows and Swifts all passing westwards.