16th August, 2024

A partly sunny day with a maximum temperature of 21 °C and a light to moderate south-westerly.

The best of the seawatch was a juvenile Roseate Tern, other terns logged included an Arctic, 26 Common and 211 Sandwich. Also logged were 13 Manx Shearwaters and 12 Common Scoter.

A juvenile Caspian Gull lingered at Thornwick Lakes while a surprise find was a Green Woodpecker on the cliff top east of Beacon Hill late afternoon. A Hobby chased Swifts north of the village.

Caspian Gull, Thornwick Lakes (Brett Richards)