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Another cold breezy morning but at least the sun was out.  My first Oystercatcher for the reserve were seen from the viewpoint at GLE with two on the grass there.  Two Lapwing sat with the gulls. At least 13 Shoveler were present and flocks of 60 Fieldfare , 30 Redwing , and 25 Yellowhammer were present in the arable field adjacent to the main lake. A  Brown Hare was seen on GLE and a Muntjac Deer stood stunned by my presence by the main lake. Oystercatcher Muddy scenes

A really nice day with enough sunshine to make things feel comfortable, but a complete dearth of migrants on land and sea. Stopping off at Ferrybridge first, at least 16 Little Tern were occupying the concrete buoys out in the bay.  Two Whimbrel were barely the only waders on the exposed mud. On the Bill we gorged ourselves on food from the cafe, made tracks around the southern half of the island, indulged in cream tea, and sat lamenting our self-indulgence.  A perfect Saturday. Watching seabirds off the east cliffs had me enraptured for a while.    The cliffs were busy with Guillemot , Razorbill , Shag , and a couple of Fulmar soaring to and from the cliff-face. Moving onto Lodmoor later on in the afternoon provided a little more interest. A sole 1st summer Little Gull roosted on the edge of a scrape amongst the raucous Common Tern and Black-headed Gull . Waders were hardly plentiful but at least 30 summer plumaged Dunli...