The weather consisted of moderate south-westerly winds, increasingly overcast skies, with occasional light showers. During a morning seawatch, two Manx Shearwaters, 46 Cormorants, a Snipe and four Bonxies flew south; an Arctic Skua moved in the opposite direction.
Thornwick Pools attracted four Teal, two Dunlin and a Green Sandpiper, whilst two Greenshank overflew Oceanview. A Cuckoo also frequented the latter site, with a Hobby observed hunting around nearby Old Fall. Passerine interest included 26 Willow Warblers, the autumn’s first four Goldcrest, four Pied Flycatchers, two Redstarts, five Whinchat and five Wheatear. Impressive numbers of finches fed in setaside fields, including 880 Linnets and 380 Goldfinch.
