The weather consisted of moderate south-west winds, sunny intervals and temperatures that reached 19 degrees C. Seawatching was rewarded with 36 Teal, 23 Oystercatchers, five Whimbrel, 26 Knot, 26 Redshank, 312 Common Terns (during the year’s first notable evening roost movement) and a Little Gull heading south; moving in the opposite direction were 80 Common Scoters, two Little Gulls and 56 Sandwich Terns. Three Bonxies lingered offshore, whilst seven Yellow Wagtails flew south over the Seawatch Observatory.
A Greenshank also flew south over the headland, the Black Redstart remained in residence at Oceanview. A juvenile Cuckoo was seen at Buckton Pond.
