Strong south-south-west winds allied to heavy showers ensured any birding was difficult. Seawatching was rewarded with three Red-throated Divers, two Shelduck flying south, 36 Common Scoters moving in the same direction, one Whimbrel north, 11 Sandwich Terns also north and an Arctic Tern flying south. Fourteen Purple Sandpipers remained in residence.
Thornwick Pool attracted five Dunlin, a Ringed Plover and a Redshank as well as two Wheatear.
Records from Buckton included a Swift, one Redstart and five Wheatear.
