Strong north-westerly winds gradually abated during an afternoon that featured sunny intervals after an overcast start to the day; temperatures peaked at eight degrees C. An impressive 3336 Puffins flew north past the Seawatch Observatory alongside tens of thousands of Razorbills/Guillemots, a Red-throated Diver, 67 Common Scoters, 575 Fulmars and 39 Manx Shearwaters; a Bonxie and the year’s first Arctic Skua moved south. Thornwick Lakes attracted a Knot, a Hobby appeared over South Dykes, where there was also a lone Wheatear. Eleven Barnacle Geese flew south-east at Bempton, where a Hobby hunted over the village.
