West north west F4, switching to west south west F5 as the day progressed. Seawatching picked up after yesterday with a fine selection on offer… moving south unless otherwise stated were 12 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, Red-breasted Merganser, 30 Red-throated Diver (three north), Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver (a sum plum north), Manx Shearwater (five north), Sooty Shearwater north, 10 Pomarine Skua (two north), eight Arctic, two Long-tailed and 109 Great Skua (two of the latter north) and eight Little Gull north were the best bits.
Thornwick Pool saw four Common Snipe, Little Grebe, nine Teal and Mallard numbers reached 25.
South Landing still held the juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and male Long-tailed Duck. Also there were ten Redshank, two Sanderling, two Ringed Plover, two Curlew and one Bar-tailed Godwit. Nearby were 16 Turnstone and eight Oystercatcher completing the wader fest.
