Sea-watching

After searching a couple of likely looking sites to sea-watch from on my rather limited stretch of coastline, I decided to revert to the Sheringham method - using the nearest practical site which would provide shelter and 'comfort'. This has worked out to be Mundesley, as I figure that what ever passes through there would more likely have to go through TG23, whereas, say Cromer, where birds would just be as likely to hit the coast coming in from the north and then move west, there by not touching the area at all. All very speculative I know, but decisions have to be made by some means, so why not speculation! So a cold windy morning this morning saw me down Mundesley where soon a kindly MF had introduced himself and offered me a front row seat in the towns top sea-watching venue-sorted!!

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NNW 5-6 Overcast, squally showers cold

Shelduck 75W

Wigeon 178W

Brent Goose 69W

Eider 20W

Common Scoter 93W 4E

Mallard 8W

Shoveler 35W

Gadwall 8W

Teal c$0W

Pintail 2W

Velvet Scoter 1W

Tufted Duck 4W

R-b-Merg 1W

R-t Diver 30E 5W

Great Northern Diver 1w

Bonxie 14E 1W

Pom Skua 5E

Skua sp. 3E

Little Gull 5E

Kittiwake c500E

Brent