19th July 2025

Generally overcast with rain arriving mid-morning that continued until the evening; there were light easterly winds and a high of 18 degrees C. The highlight was a summer-plumaged Black Guillemot that flew south past the Fog Station at 0856hrs. Other seawatch counts included 46 Shelduck south, 416 Common Scoters north, two Bar-tailed Godwits, 37 Redshank, 91 Knot and 39 Dunlin all south and 326 Sandwich Terns moving north. A Minke Whale fully breached off the Fog Station as well. Two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls were off the South Cliffs. Thornwick Pools attracted four Dunlin, with the nearby Lakes hosting seven Dunlin, two Green Sandpipers and two Common Sandpipers.

Mallard, Thornwick Pools, by Brett Richards