The weather consisted of extensive sunny intervals, light south-west winds and temperatures reaching 19 degrees C. Two Sooty Shearwaters flew north during the morning’s seawatch along with a Mediterranean Gull, whilst a juvenile Pomarine Skua headed south. North Marsh attracted a Wigeon and 12 Teal. Thornwick Pools hosted 11 of the latter species, where a juvenile Spotted Redshank represented the day’s highlight. The same location also attracted a Green Sandpiper, eight Snipe and a Dunlin. Passerine migrants were particularly scarce, with the outer head hosting single Common Redstart and Whinchat, together with ten Chiffchaffs, five Yellow Wagtails and three Grey Wagtails; a lone Swift was recorded over the same area. Small Tortoiseshell butterflies have featured in numbers of late, but 150 on a single buddleia hinted at the scale of numbers present.
