It was a day of overcast skies, light westerly winds and occasional rain. Seawatching highlights included a pale-bellied Brent Goose, 118 Teal, nine Manx Shearwaters, two Balearic Shearwaters, 71 Sandwich Terns, 51 Common Terns, a Black Tern, two Bonxies, a Pomarine Skua and 32 Arctic Skuas flying south. Single Shoveler, Sooty Shearwater and juvenile Long-tailed Skua moved north. Better still, a juvenile Black Guillemot drifted south on the sea and a Little Egret was below the fog station.
Elsewhere, sightings included a Yellow-legged Gull and one Swift. Passerine interest included an influx of 480 Meadow Pipits (including 258 flying east over South Landing), 12 Whinchat, a Grey Wagtail, a Goldcrest, one Garden Warbler and 20 Reed Buntings.
