A day of light/moderate west-south-westerly winds, sunny intervals and temperatures reaching 23 degrees C. Highlights of the morning’s seawatch included 226 Common Scoters, two Manx Shearwaters, 48 Sandwich Terns and four Arctic Terns flying north.
Thornwick Pools attracted four Little Ringed Plovers and a Dunlin. A Long-eared Owl hunted the cliff top near North Dykes pre-dawn, whilst three Marsh Harriers lingered in the Buckton area, where two Yellow Wagtails and two Corn Buntings were also recorded. White-letter Hairstreaks and Marbled Whites remained in the South Dykes area.
