A moderate northerly, mainly cloudy skies and a maximum temperature of 6°C.
Another lively seawatch produced a record count of Great Northern Divers with 12 passing north, two south and another on the sea. A Black-throated Diver, Grey Phalarope and 24 Little Auks provided further interest while seven Pintail, 65 Common a Velvet Scoter, a Long-tailed Duck, a Caspian Gull, two Arctic Skuas, five Bonxies, a ‘Blue’ Fulmar and three Sooty Shearwaters all contributed to a fine session.
Away from the Fog Station, the goose flock containing seven Lesser White-fronted Geese and a juvenile Russian White-front remained on the Outer Head. A Merlin was over Lighthouse Road and a Short-eared Owl at Cattlemere. A single Brambling was in a village garden. Great Northern Divers on the sea at Cattlemere and two off South Landing were thought to be part of the movement past the Fog Station.
