A belt of rain cleared the headland late morning with sunny skies, blustery south/south-west winds and temperatures reaching 17 degrees C. A juvenile Sabine’s Gull flew south during a morning seaweatch that also featured four Gadwall, seven Golden Plovers, 163 Little Gulls, four Mediterranean Gulls and an Arctic Tern moving south; three Arctic Skuas moved north, as did a pod of ten Bottlenose Dolphins.
Following three birds on 24th October and a couple of tantalising sightings of a Swift sp. mid week, two Pallid Swifts showed well at times over the outer head from early afternoon. Both birds were still present immediately prior to dusk and may have gone to roost on the cliffs east of Breil Nook. Also of note were 11 Whooper Swans south, 60 Teal at Thornwick, a Woodcock at North Landing, the long-staying Merlin and a creamcrown Marsh Harrier south. Passerine interest included a Ring Ouzel in off, 57 Lesser Redpolls, a Brambling, two Twite south and two Snow Buntings also south.
