It was a day of light/moderate south-easterly winds, sunny intervals and temperatures of 23 degrees C. During the seawatch, a Red-throated Diver flew north, two Wigeon and 30 Teal headed south, a Wood Sandpiper flew south, as did an Arctic Skua and six Little Gulls, whilst 226 Common Terns flew north. A juvenile Mediterranean was offshore, as was a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull.
Thornwick Pool attracted 13 Teal, a Green Sandpiper, one Knot, a Snipe, three Redshank and a juvenile Spotted Redshank, as well as two Yellow and two Grey Wagtails. A Greenshank was on the Outer Head and a Green Sandpiper flew south there, a Grey Plover headed over North Landing, whilst two Greenshanks and a Whimbrel frequented North Marsh; five Whimbrel also flew over Thornwick. Raptors included a Marsh Harrier and two Common Buzzards.
Two Wrynecks were seen; one near North Landing and the other on the edge of the Gorse Field south of the Lighthouse. A Red-backed Shrike was also present in the Gorse Field. Additional migrants included 15 Swifts, a Cuckoo, two Pied Flycatchers, ten Whinchat, two Garden Warblers and 43 Willow Warblers. A flock of 100 Tree Sparrows were near the Lighthouse and 95 House Sparrows near Greenacres, with 300 Linnet and a Corn Bunting in the Thornwick/North Landing area.
West of the Dykes, Buckton Pond attracted a Common Sandpiper.
