A day of moderate/strong north-westerly winds and overcast skies resulted in a classic seawatch. Highlights included: 41 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (29 south, 12 south), 644 Wigeon (473 north, 171 south), one Gadwall, three Shoveler, 19 Pintail (18 north, one south), four Velvet Scoters, 96 Red-throated Divers south, 1003 Sooty Shearwaters north, 478 Manx Shearwaters north, two Great Shearwaters north, 28 Arctic Skuas south, 28 Bonxies south, seven Long-tailed Skuas (5 south, 2 north), one Pomarine Skua south, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, two Sabine’s Gulls north (adult and juvenile) and two Roseate Terns north.
South Landing attracted 50 Dunlin, 40 Ringed Plovers, 29 Turnstone and two Knot, whilst ten Dunlin and a Ringed Plover visited Thornwick Pools.
