16th August

It was a relatively warm and sunny day with very light north-easterly winds and temperatures reached 18 degrees C. A Balearic Shearwater flew south, a summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver flew east past South Landing, where there was also a juvenile Mediterranean Gull and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull was on the Golf Course.

Thornwick Pools attracted a Grey Plover, adult Little Stint, two Dunlin, four Ruff, two Redshank, a Wood Sandpiper and two Snipe, as well as a Cuckoo, singing Grasshopper Warbler, two Grey Wagtails and two Corn Buntings. Other waders included a Greenshank and three Golden Plover over the Outer Head and a Ruff at South Landing.

The Red-backed Shrike remained on Old Fall Hedge, with other migrants including a Whinchat, Pied Flycatcher and two Crossbills.

West of the Dykes, a Pied Flycatcher was present at Buckton.

Little Stint, Thornwick Pools, by Justin Carr
Little Stint, Thornwick Pools, by Justin Carr
Dunlin, South Landing, by Martin Garner
Dunlin, South Landing, by Martin Garner
Ruff, South Landing, by Martin Garner
Ruff, South Landing, by Martin Garner
Red-backed Shrike, Old Fall Hedge, by Craig Thomas
Red-backed Shrike, Old Fall Hedge, by Craig Thomas