A light south-west wind and sunny intervals, although it was a colder day than of late. The morning’s seawatch produced two Little Egrets flying south, two Pomarine Skuas and two Bonxies doing the same and a Little Auk flying north. Thirteen Purple Sandpipers were in residence on the Outer Head. Wildfowl moving included two Whooper Swans flying south as well as 59 Pink-footed Geese. South Landing beach attracted 37 Ringed Plovers and the Water Pipit was still present, whilst five Bullfinch were in the nearby trees. Additional passerine records included two Stonechats at Thornwick, three Chiffchaff and two Siskin.
