A sunny day, with light variable winds and temperatures that reached 14 degrees C. Wildfowl featured on the morning’s seawatch including 217 Wigeon, 56 Teal and three Eiders. A total of 27 Little Gulls moved past the Fog Station, along with two Common Terns, four Arctic Terns and two Arctic Skuas. The long-staying Merlin continued to hunt the cliff top around the Fog Station.
There were no signs of the Bittern at Thornwick Pools, although 61 Teal, a Wigeon, a Goldeneye, two Water Rails, a Kingfisher and a Grey Wagtail were present, while a Merlin hunted finches over the pool late afternoon. Two Jack Snipe were located, with birds at South Landing and North Marsh, while a Short-eared Owl arrived in off the sea. Passerine migrants included a Yellow-browed Warbler, 13 Goldcrests, a Whinchat, one Lesser Redpoll, 16 Siskin, two Brambling and two Snow Buntings.
