25th October 2018

The airflow switched to a north-westerly during a day of extended sunny intervals and temperatures that reached 15 degrees C. The highlight related to a count of 134 Pomarine Skuas that included a minimum of 100 birds heading south past the Fog Station between 3.15-4.15pm; 34 birds were seen during the morning, 30 heading south and four tracking back north. Other noteworthy records included a Black-throated Diver, two Great Northern Divers, three Manx Shearwaters and nine Little Gulls flying north, with six Bonxies and five Arctic Skuas also logged. A Short-eared Owl came in off the sea and two Twite frequented the outer head cliff top. Away from the outer head, two Yellow-browed Warblers remained at South landing.

Cormorant, Thornwick Pools, by Don Hustings