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  • Pete Crooks
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      A morning walk along the sea-wall on the ebbing tide produced:
      7 Mediterranean Gull – 2 adults in full summer plumage on the tideline off Red Nab (Shaun Coyle and Jonathan Stretch), 1 moulting adult (the regular bird with right leg metal ring), 2 2nd summer and 2 1st summer – all around the Stage One outfall / Wooden Pier area or flying past offshore
      18 Cormorant – on / around wooden pier
      1 Sandwich Tern – offshore
      1 female Eider – offshore
      1 Grey Seal – off Stage One outfall
      1 Rock Pipit – lighthouse / inner harbour wall area
      Butterflies on the vegetated area near the lighthouse comprised 2+ Meadow Brown, 2 Common Blue and 2 Small White

      Pete Crooks, Shaun Coyle and Jonathan Stretch

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