The day featured a light southerly wind, a bright start and then generally overcast later, although temperatures still reached 21 degrees C. During the seawatch, ten Manx Shearwaters headed north, 1217 Common Scoters also went north and three Curlews flew south. Three Bonxies and an immature Pomarine Skua were noted, along with 87 Sandwich Terns that flew north. Large numbers of Kittiwakes were feeding well offshore, with an estimated 15-20,000 present in several huge feeding flocks.
Thornwick Pools attracted two Grey Herons, a Little Ringed Plover and a Green Sandpiper, with several Black-tailed Skimmers making an appearance there on one of summer’s first warm days. A male Black Redstart on the Outer Head was unseasonal, with single Siskin and Stonechat in the same area. Two Coal Tits at Oceanview were unusual.
