Following a spell of north-westerlies on Monday, keen seawatchers were rewarded with a Great Shearwater north in the morning and a Cory’s Shearwater late on in the evening. Also 781 Fulmar, 16 Sooty Shearwater, 383 Manx Shearwater, Pomarine Skua, Little Tern and Marsh Harrier. On the land a 1st winter Caspian Gull, and a good selection of waders included 4 juvenile islandica Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, one Ruff and 2 Greenshank. Smaller birds included a scattering of Willow Warbler and Lesser Whitethroats and a single Wheatear.
