The weather consisted of light northerly winds, overcast skies gradually clearing and temperatures reaching 14 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included the following northbound totals: 16 Wigeon, 153 Teal, six Eider, 169 Common Scoters, three Red-throated Divers, six Sooty Shearwaters, 98 Sandwich Terns, an adult Roseate Tern, 143 Common Terns. and two Little Gulls. A Balearic Shearwater moved south, whilst a juvenile Osprey flew in off the sea.
Thornwick Pools hosted a Kingfisher, a barely annual species on the headland, along with four Green Sandpipers. The Greenish Warbler lingered in the Bay Brambles area and additional passerine interest included a Garden Warbler, one Spotted Flycatcher, five Wheatears and three Grey Wagtails. A ringing session at South Landing was rewarded with 52 birds being processed including nine Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff and four Whitethroats. On the opposite side of the headland, Buckton attracted two Grey Partridges, two Bar-tailed Godwits, ten Willow Warblers and a Garden Warbler.
