A light south-westerly in the morning, with a light/moderate south-easterly developing in the afternoon; sunny throughout, with temperatures reaching 21 degrees C. The day’s undoubted highlight was the late morning discovery of an Ortolan Bunting along Hoddy Cows Lane, Buckton; unfortunately, it didn’t reappear after its discovery. An Osprey flew south there early afternoon and additional Buckton sightings included an immature Marsh Harrier, a Greenshank and single Pied and Spotted Flycatchers.
Thornwick Pools hosted a Tufted Duck, two Teal, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Green Sandpipers and four Dunlin; a juvenile Cuckoo, one Garden Warbler, three Whinchats and three Yellow Wagtails were seen in the same area, whilst a Spotted Flycatcher remained in South Dykes.
