A day of increasing northerly winds and cloud cover after a calm and sunny start to the day. Seawatching was rewarded with: ten Eider south, 44 Common Scoter north, a Red-breasted Merganser south, 38 Red-throated Divers south, 69 Sooty Shearwaters and 11 Manx Shearwaters north, a Balearic Shearwater south, a Little Egret south, 1162 Kittiwakes north, a juvenile Sabine’s Gull and 13 Little Gulls north, a Mediterranean Gull south, a Black Tern north, 19 Arctic Skuas and a juvenile Long-tailed Skua south.
The Taiga Bean Goose accompanied 33 Pink-footed Geese near North Marsh, where a Gadwall was present. Passerine interest included two Yellow-browed Warblers on the outer head (including one in Old Fall), single Whinchat and Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail and White Wagtail.
West of the Dykes, Buckton Pond attracted single Curlew Sandpiper and Jack Snipe.
