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The weather consisted of light/moderate northerly winds and sunny skies, with temperatures reaching 14 degrees C. During the seawatch, 16 Wigeon, nine Teal, 74 Common Scoters, 26 Sooty Shearwaters, 45 Manx Shearwaters, a Red-necked Grebe, 809 Kittiwakes and ten Arctic Skuas flew north. Birds moving south included 99 Red-throated Divers, a Little Egret, 15 Bonxies and ten Arctic Skuas. A total of nine Pomarine Skuas were logged, with eight heading south and one bird flying north.
Passerine interest included Pied Crow and Yellow-browed Warbler in the village, the latter presumably yesterday’s bird relocating, three Coal Tits in Old Fall, the Black Redstart at Thornwick, one Lesser Redpoll and three Corn Buntings.
