Although the winds remained north-easterly, they moderated in strength, whilst light cloud ensured it was a pleasant day to be in the field. Seawatching produced a dark-bellied Brent Goose, 20 Eider, a Red-breasted Merganser, two Sooty Shearwaters, two Manx Shearwaters and 797 Little Gulls flying north; a Sandwich Tern and 24 Bonxies also headed south.
Seven Bean Geese remained on the headland, along with 51 Teal, two Water Rails, a Jack Snipe and a Kingfisher. The star passerine was the Hume’s Warbler that continued to give ‘willow-framed views’ at close range at Thornwick Pools. Other notable sightings included: eight Waxwings (five in off the sea, two at Thornwick and one at South Landing), a Great Grey Shrike at South Landing, a Dusky Warbler, a Pallas’s Warbler at Thornwick, one Firecrest at South Landing, a Woodlark at Thornwick, the Richard’s Pipit still along the cliff top north of Thornwick, no fewer than five Siberian Chiffchaffs, a Black Redstart, two Twite and a Mealy Redpoll.
