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The last few days have been about with family so restricted as to birding.

Stocksby:  The best here was a flock of fifty SWALLOW wire sitting a nd getting ready to go. The flock was very much ready to go. I did have a single one as well over the house this morning.

Along Acle Strait I had four CURLEW and five KESTREL.

Also five COMMON BUZZARD along the coast with a very close immature GANNET at Walcott and also a very close RED THROATED DIVER sitting on the water..

Today at Ness several GANNET flying South some young and some adult birds. Picked up on a single SOOTY SHEAR which was flying South as well and distinctly soo ty. The other bird of note were three RED THROAQTED DIVER heading North