Strong northerly winds developed during a day of sunny intervals and heavy showers, the latter featuring in particular during the morning. Seawatching highlights included four pale-bellied Brent Geese, 31 Wigeon, four Pintail, 80 Teal, 121 Common Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser, a Little Egret, 67 Sooty Shearwaters, 168 Manx Shearwaters, a Balearic Shearwater, one Little Gull, 75 Sandwich Terns, 219 Common Terns, ten Arctic Terns flying north. There were also five Eider, 61 Bonxies and 46 Arctic Skuas recorded heading south.
Six Ruff remained in residence on the Golf Course. Passerines located despite the strong winds included four Goldcrests, three Spotted Flycatchers, one Whinchat, a Redstart and a Grey Wagtail.
