A moderate north to north-westerly kept temperatures on the cool side the maximum being 8C. It stayed dry and there was variable cloud thought the day.
The only words to describe today’s seawatch are ‘absolutely astonishing’. The highlights were many but included three species of diver including 9 Great Northerns and two Black-throated, a Red-necked Grebe, 11 Manx Shearwaters, four Sooty Shearwaters. a Fea’s-type Petrel at 14:04. Wildfowl were also on the move and included 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, three Shelduck, 54 Eider, 7 Velvet Scoter, 215 Common Scoter, 11 Long-tailed Ducks and surprisingly a Wood Duck. A first-winter Glaucous Gull, three Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Bonxies and two young Long-tailed Skuas and 22 Little Auks also passed. Both Short-eared and Long-eared Owls were seen to make landfall.
Birding elsewhere was much less eventful. Numbers of Teal increased again to 79, a Mute Swan was at The Lakes, a Short-eared Owl overflew the Outer Head a Blackcap was trapped and 16 Siskin were at South Landing.
Pink-footed Geese continued to frequent the area with 100 in fields between Buckton Hall and Speeton.
