The seawatch was quiet in very light southerly winds and sunshine, with a Red-throated Diver and 21 Sandwich Terns the highlight.
Two Common Buzzards were present, but better still, a Red Kite drifted over South Landing during the afternoon. The day’s best sighting related to two Dotterel that spent most of the day on the field immediately west of Old Fall. Unfortunately they were flushed by the farmer mid-evening, but still represented the first to linger on the Headland since 2009. Other migrants included seven Willow Warblers, two Reed Warblers, two Goldcrest, seven Yellow Wagtails, five Wheatear, one Black Redstart, a Ring Ouzel, one Redwing and two Fieldfare. The two Richard’s Pipits remained in situ at North Landing.
West of the Dykes, the singing Grasshopper Warbler lingered at Buckton.
