The weather consisted of light north-westerly winds and sunny intervals. Seawatching highlights included eight Red-breasted Mergansers, three Goosanders flying south, whilst a juvenile Pomarine Skua and 452 Little Gulls moved north. Three Mute Swans overflew the Outer Head, 135 Pink-footed Geese went south and three Velvet Scoters and a Red-breasted Merganser were on the sea alongside the South Cliffs.
The Siberian Stonechat again frequented the wild bird cover crop south of the Lighthouse, two Great Grey Shrikes remained in residence on the Outer Head and the Pallas’s Warbler showed occasionally in Old Fall. The latter site also hosted a Yellow-browed Warbler, with another on Thornwick Camp. Typically elusive, the Barred Warbler re-appeared near the Lighthouse. Other sightings included one Common Buzzard, two Water Rails, a Woodcock in off, a Black Redstart at the Fog Station, 110 Goldcrests, 17 Chiffchaff, 350 Redwing, five Stonechat, 20 Brambling, 70 Chaffinch, six Lesser Redpoll and 13 Siskin.
