31st August 2022

A relatively bright day, with a moderate north-easterly wind developing and temperatures reaching 19 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included 53 Teal, five Velvet Scoters, two Sooty Shearwaters, 19 Manx Shearwaters, 153 Sandwich Terns, 15 Common Terns and eight Arctic Skuas flying north. Thornwick Pools attracted six Wigeon, 13 Teal, four Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper; a Wood Sandpiper flew south over the outer head. Notable amongst passerine migrants were a Pied Flycatcher, one Whinchat, a Garden Warbler and 11 Yellow Wagtails.

Common Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Alan Walkington