15th August 2016

A day of light southerly winds and sunny skies. During the seawatch, four Eider, 50 Common Scoters, a Grey Heron, 68 Sandwich Terns and four Common Terns flew north, whilst 15 Manx Shearwaters, 95 Oystercatchers, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, three Arctic Terns, a Bonxie and two Arctic Skuas flew south.

Thornwick Pools attracted a Pintail, two Teal, Bar-tailed Godwit, Snipe, 11 Dunlin and two Greenshank, with a Cuckoo still in residence. A total of 20 Willow Warblers were also recorded.

Pintail, Thornwick Pools, by Andy Hood
Pintail, Thornwick Pools, by Andy Hood
Cuckoo, Thornwick Pools, by Andy Hood
Cuckoo, Thornwick Pools, by Andy Hood
Small Copper, South Landing, by June & Malcolm Fox
Small Copper, South Landing, by June & Malcolm Fox