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Friday 20 April 2012

Thurlestone Bay

Fine sunny day with brisk cool wind turned W around 10.30.

First sign of Wader passage with 3 groups in off the sea and flying straight up the valley- first were 3 Bar Tailed Godwit followed by 6 and later 4 Whimbrel.

In the Bay were 4 Arctic Tern ( first of the year ) 2 Sandwich Tern, 5 Manx Shearwater, 8 Kittiwake.

Migrants limlted to 36 Swallow.

No sign of the Little Bunting this afternoon