A light-moderate westerly at the start of the day later veered to a stronger north-westerly; there were also occasional showers and longer spells of rain. Seawatching produced 72 Red-throated Divers flying south, a Red-necked Grebe heading north, 68 Sooty Shearwaters north, three Barnacle Geese north, a Red-breasted Merganser, five Pomarine Skuas flying south and a Mediterranean Gull. In addition, 1100 Little Gulls fed offshore, together with a Black Tern, whilst two juvenile Sabine’s Gulls and 139 Common Terns headed north.
Passerine migrants included a Firecrest at Oceanview, where there were also 2 Jack Snipe, five Goldcrests and a Pied Flycatcher.
