A day of light/moderate south-westerly winds, generally cloudier with occasional sunny intervals. During the seawatch, 49 Common Scoters and a Red-throated Diver flew north, whilst a Sooty Shearwater, 29 Redshank and an immature Long-tailed Skua flew south. However, the stand out was a Fin Whale feeding three miles offshore of the Fog Station from 0720-0732hrs; plenty of fish were clearly present, with a minimum of 25 Common Porpoises and 37 Grey Seals also present.
Elsewhere, two Shoveler overflew the headland, seven Dunlin frequented Stainforth’s Flash, whilst 23 Willow Warblers and five Yellow Wagtails were scattered across the headland.
West of the Dykes, 35 Yellow Wagtails frequented fields at Buckton, along with a Wheatear and a Corn Bunting.
