The weather consisted overcast skies and showers during the morning, brighter in the afternoon, with a lighter south-westerly wind. Seawatching highlights included two Shelduck, a Pintail, one Velvet Scoter, a Long-tailed Duck, 169 Red-throated Divers, 37 Little Gulls, one Bonxie and a Little Auk flying south, with a Manx Shearwater moving north.
The day’s highlight was the mid-afternoon discovery of a Pallid Swift from the almost completed Seawatch Observatory building. It showed very well hawking over the cliff top until dusk and represented the first rarity seen from the excellent, new facility. Other sightings included the Water Rail in South Landing, whilst passerine migrants included 26 Goldcrests, six Brambling and a Snow Bunting.
