After a relatively cloudy start to the day, sunshine dominated in light northerly winds; temperatures reached 22 degrees C. Seawatching highlights included 82 Common Scoters and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull flew north, with three Sanderling, ten Redshank, 30 Sandwich Terns, a Common Tern and an Arctic Skua moving south.
Thornwick Pools hosted two Shelduck, three Shoveler, two Little Ringed Plover, seven Dunlin and three Snipe, whilst the Pied Crow of unknown origin remained on the nearby camp. Additional passerine interest included one Goldcrest, 17 Yellow Wagtail and a Grey Wagtail. Insect sightings included six Common Emerald Damselflies (rare locally) and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth.
