Bright and sunny throughout, with a strengthening north-westerly wind developing and temperatures reaching a mere 13 degrees C. A good seawatch had been predicted for several days and so it proved – best were three juvenile Sabine’s Gulls that tracked north, albeit two of these stopped off to feed in tern/kittiwake flocks. Two juvenile Long-tailed Skuas also flew north, together with three Roseate Terns, eight Black Terns and 65 Little Gulls. Additional counts included three Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 36 Pink-footed Geese, 40 Arctic Skuas, seven Bonxies, 218 Sooty Shearwaters and 162 Manx Shearwaters. A Merlin hunted the outer head, but the only noteworthy passerine migrants were two Whinchat and two Spotted Flycatchers.
