A cooler west south westerly F5, with showers across the headland mid-morning. Seawatching highlights were Pomarine, Arctic and three Great Skua south, one north. Juvenile Sabine’s Gull, Mediterranean, 160 Little, 211 Common and 123 Black-headed Gull south. But the star bird was a Pallid Swift seen flying in off at 1642 hrs but sadly wasn’t relocated.
At Thornwick Pool were three each of Jack and Common Snipe, 13 Teal, 10 Mallard, one Little Grebe and a male Great Spotted Woodpecker. A single Yellow-browed Warbler was still present near the recycling centre.
Other birds include a male Ring Ouzel along the hedge at Old Fall plantation late afternoon, a Merlin was on the outer head as were a flock of 12 Twite and c.30-40 Goldcrest. A skein of 85 Pink-footed Geese flew south over the headland and at South Landing there was a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and an adult male Long-tailed Duck.
