A light/moderate north-westerly veered northerly later on a largely overcast day, with temperatures peaking at 16 degrees C. The seawatch highlight was the year’s first Sooty Shearwater that flew north in the morning. It was accompanied by 28 Common Scoters, three Red-throated Divers, 36 Manx Shearwater and eight Sandwich Terns also all heading north.
Elsewhere, there were two Little Egrets, four Little Ringed Plovers, three Whimbrel, a Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Dunlin (20 Thornwick Pools, 7 South Landing), 59 Redshank (56 off Hartendale, 3 Thornwick Pools), seven Yellow Wagtails, a Lesser Redpoll and a Corn Bunting. A ringing session at South Landing resulted in 27 birds being trapped and ringed, including nine Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps and a Garden Warbler.
