14th July 2016

A light north-westerly wind and sunny conditions featured throughout the day. Seawatching produced a Shoveler and 39 Oystercatchers flying south, with 175 Common Scoter, 15 Manx Shearwaters, a Bar-tailed Godwit, one Whimbrel, 20 Sandwich Terns, five Arctic Terns and two Bonxies moving north.

The Pectoral Sandpiper was present on Thornwick Pools during the morning, but couldn’t be relocated by the afternoon, with three Little Ringed Plover also on site.

Shoveler, Thornwick Pools, by Craig Thomas
Shoveler, Thornwick Pools, by Craig Thomas
Pectoral Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Dave Aitken
Pectoral Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Dave Aitken
Pectoral Sandpiper, Andrew Allport, Thornwick Pools
Pectoral Sandpiper, Andrew Allport, Thornwick Pools