A moderate/strong westerly wind dominated a day of sunny intervals. An evening seawatch was rewarded with a Manx Shearwater flying north, a Grey Heron in off, three Red-throated Divers south and another north, 12 Whimbrel and seven Oystercatchers south, five Bonxies north and three south, three Arctic Skuas, 50 Sandwich Terns and 85 Common Terns flying south; 56 of the latter also headed north.
A ringtail Hen Harrier came in off the sea at the outer head, whilst the stretch of beach between South Landing and South Dykes attracted 11 Curlew, two Whimbrel, one Bar-tailed Godwit, three Redshank and five Dunlin.
West of the Dykes, sightings from Buckton included six Grey Partridge, a Marsh Harrier, five Golden Plover, a Whinchat and two Corn Buntings.
