A switch in wind direction, the day featuring strong north-north-westerlies, heavy showers during the morning, with sunny intervals later and temperatures reaching seven degrees C. Unsurprisingly given the conditions, the morning’s seawatch provided interest including 23 Eiders flying north, three Great Northern Divers south, 685 Fulmars and a Sooty Shearwater north, with a creamcrown Marsh Harrier, 169 Kittiwakes, two Mediterranean Gulls and 13 Bonxies all heading south.
Two Great Northern Divers and eight Long-tailed Ducks sheltered off South Landing, whilst a first-winter Caspian Gull frequented the new workings at Thornwick.
