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A sunny day, with light south-westerly winds strengthening during the day. Seawatching highlights included two Shoveler, 149 Wigeon, a Pintail, 46 Teal, 217 Common Scoters, three Sooty Shearwaters, 30 Manx Shearwaters, a Little Egret, 48 Sandwich Terns, 14 Bonxies, two Pomarine Skuas and six Arctic Skuas flying north; two Eider, 83 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver and one Red-necked Grebe flew south.
Pink-footed Geese resumed their southbound movement, with 106 logged during the day. A flock of 115 Teal were on the sea below Hartendale, with Little Egret, Marsh Harrier and Tawny Owl in the same vicinity. A ringtail Hen Harrier overflew North Marsh, whilst passerine migrants included one Yellow Wagtail; the Pied Crow again toured the village.
West of the Dykes, sightings from Buckton included presumably the same ringtail Hen Harrier seen earlier at North Marsh, five Common Buzzards, 70 Skylarks and 150 Meadow Pipits.
