7th September 2016

Light southerly winds and a warm, overcast day, with sunshine breaking through in the afternoon. Seawatching produced two Gadwall, a Sooty Shearwater, six Manx Shearwaters, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull, 51 Sandwich Terns, 32 Common Terns and 13 Arctic Terns north, whilst 11 Wigeon, 23 Teal and a Tufted Duck flew south, with juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and two Arctic Skuas also present.

Thornwick Pools attracted a Wigeon, 11 Teal, Little Egret, two Dunlin and two Ringed Plover.

An arrival of passerines occurred during the middle of the day, including a Pied Flycatcher, four Spotted Flycatchers, eight Whinchat, four Stonechat, six Wheatear, three Grey Wagtails and 12 Willow Warblers.

West of the Dykes, Buckton attracted one Little Egret, a Ruff, three Golden Plover, two Greenshank, a Marsh Harrier, four Sparrowhawks, five Yellow Wagtails, four Whinchat and two Goldcrest. Bempton hosted four Whinchat, three Spotted Flycatchers, two Pied Flycatcher and eight Goldcrest.

Wheatear, Fog Station, by Craig Thomas
Wheatear, Fog Station, by Craig Thomas
Weasel, Buckton, by Paul Reed
Weasel, Buckton, by Paul Reed