A sunny day, with a light/moderate south-easterly wind and temperatures reaching three degrees C. Seawatch highlights included two Velvet Scoters and 8100 Guillemots flying north, with two Red-breasted Mergansers and the year’s first Lesser Black-backed Gull moving south. Single Long-tailed Duck and Great Northern Diver were off South Landing. A male Marsh Harrier that flew east over the village early afternoon was unseasonal. Wader interest included a Golden Plover, 12 Ringed Plovers and 12 Woodcock. Passerine interest included 182 Skylarks, 98 Fieldfare, 24 Redwing, 104 Yellowhammers and a Lapland Bunting.
