Moderate easterlies and generally overcast conditions led to an above average seawatch. A Red-throated Diver flew south, with a Sooty Shearwater moving north, 143 Manx Shearwaters flying south (and 57 north), with 92 Dunlin and 45 Redshank also heading in the same direction. An adult Little Gull moved south, with 457 Sandwich Terns north, together with the year’s first Roseate Tern and 25 Arctic Terns.
Thornwick Pool attracted a Grey Heron, seven Dunlin, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover and a Common Sandpiper. Elsewhere, 400 Common Scoter remain in residence off the South Cliffs and a Wheatear was also present.
A juvenile Marsh Harrier was present at Buckton, where four Golden Plover flew south and a Dunlin dropped onto the Pond.
