After a foggy start, light south-westerly winds and sunny conditions dominated, with temperatures peaking at 25 degrees C. Seawatching produced 14 Wigeon, two Shoveler, 341 Teal, two Tufted Duck, a Sooty Shearwater, one Bonxie and three Arctic Skuas heading south, whilst a Great Crested Grebe, a sub-adult Sabine’s Gull, 76 Sandwich Terns, 30 Common Terns and two Arctic Terns flew north.
Thornwick Pools attracted four Wigeon, nine Teal, a Little Egret and 11 Dunlin, with a Hobby successfully hunting there during the evening. Fifteen Ringed Plovers and 14 Dunlin were on South Landing beach, with three Sanderlings at South Dykes. Another two Little Egrets fed in Thornwick Bay, a creamcrown Marsh Harrier flew south over South Dykes, where the adult Caspian Gull (PLEP) and a Yellow-legged Gull rested on fields. One of the main features of the day was a sizeable influx of hirundines, with 600 Swallows and 550 House Martins present, with passerine interest provided by four Whinchat and three Wheatear.
West of the Dykes, single Gadwall, Little Egret, Ruff, Greenshank, two Hobby, two Swift and five Whinchat were located at Buckton.
