A mild, dry and breezy day with a southerly wind veering south west. The morning seawatch followed a similar pattern to the previous day with a high number of species 41 recorded mostly in small numbers. The highlights were 2 Long-tailed Skua and a Goosander a scarce species this autumn. 11 species of wildfowl was a good tally including a good passage of 15 Tufted Duck.
On the land migrants continued to arrive in small numbers with thrushes, starlings and lapwings the main movers. The Pallas’s Warbler was found again at Thornwick along with a Yellow-browed Warbler and a Brambling. 3 Ring Ouzel were in the Thornwick/North Marine road area and a short-eared Owl above North Marine Road
2 Velvet Scoter were again on the sea off South Dykes along with the male Long-tailed Duck off South Landing. A little Stint was a late record at Thornwick joining the Water Rail and a Little Grebe.
