13th September 2020

A moderate/strong west-south-westerly wind once again, with prolonged sunny intervals and temperatures reaching 23 degrees C. Two Sooty Shearwaters flew past the Fog Station, as did 11 Red-throated Divers, three Bonxies and four Arctic Skuas. Better still, an Osprey flew in off the sea and south at 0952hrs; part of a southerly movement involving several different individuals along the North-east coast.

Thornwick Pools attracted 17 Teal, four Bar-tailed Godwits frequented the Golf Course, a juvenile Caspian Gull fed behind the plough at Old Fall and a Swift flew over North Landing. Passerine migrants included two Sedge Warblers, a Spotted Flycatcher and five Wheatears.

Caspian Gull, Old Fall, by Rob Little