Moderate north-north-westerly winds featured throughout, with sunny intervals prevailing after an overcast start. Seawatching produced five Red-throated Divers flying north, one Blue Fulmar and 377 Fulmars also flying north, along with five Sooty Shearwaters, 51 Manx Shearwaters and two Balearic Shearwaters. A ‘spooned’ Pomarine Skua went south, as did 41 Arctic Skuas, whilst 72 Little Gulls were offshore and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull flew north. Thornwick Pools hosted a Kingfisher, a Dunlin and a juvenile Greenshank, whilst another eight Dunlin visited North Marsh.
The day’s highlight was undoubtedly a male Subalpine Warbler showing characteristics of the Eastern form. Found late afternoon, it was still showing mid-evening from the cliff top path in its favoured hedge east of Old Fall. The juvenile Red-backed Shrike continued to give good views south of the Lighthouse. Other migrants included a Wood Warbler at Old Fall, 26 Willow Warblers, seven Wheatear, three Whinchat, five Redstarts, four Pied Flycatchers and two Spotted Flycatchers.
