Light south-westerly winds, overcast skies and temperatures again hovered around 8 degrees C. A total of 235 Shag left the cliff roost, a Peregrine cruised the outer head, whilst ten ‘Northern’ Herring Gulls represented the year’s largest tally of a subspecies that used to be much more common. Wildfowl records included a Pink-footed Goose, 18 Wigeon and 14 Teal on the headland’s freshwaters, with three Velvet Scoter on the sea near South Dykes.
