An overcast day with persistent but generally light rain, a blustery southerly wind and temperatures reaching seven degrees C. Five Velvet Scoters flying south headlined the morning’s seawatch, with 13 Common Scoters and a Knot moving in the same direction. South Dykes attracted the year’s first Blackcap, along with seven Chiffchaffs. The Whooper Swan remained at Thornwick Lakes and five Chiffchaffs fed around Thornwick Pools.
