21st July 2016

Light variable winds which eventually settled into a south-easterly, with increasing cloud after a sunny start and temperatures that peaked at 21 degrees C. Seawatching produced a Shelduck, five Eider, 44 Common Scoters, a Red-breasted Merganser, nine Manx Shearwaters, 52 Sandwich Terns, seven Common Terns and 11 Arctic Terns all flying north.

Thornwick Pools attracted a Shelduck, seven Teal, four Dunlin, two Little Ringed Plovers, a Redshank, one Common Sandpiper and a Lapwing, with seven Black-tailed Godwits flying south there. South Landing attracted 13 Whimbrel and a Sanderling, whilst a Marsh Harrier toured the Outer Head.

Elsewhere, a Cuckoo overflew South Dykes, a Black Redstart frequented the Outer Head gardens and a Grey Wagtail flew over the Fog Station.

Common Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Andrew Allport
Common Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Andrew Allport
Sanderling, South Landing, by Andy Hood
Sanderling, South Landing, by Andy Hood