29th May 2019

The weather consisted of moderate southerly winds, sunny intervals and temperatures that reached 13 degrees C. Seawatching highlights included 41 Common Scoters, a Great Northern Diver, 20 Manx Shearwaters and five Sandwich Terns flying north, with single Red-throated Diver and Arctic Tern heading south. Two Little Ringed Plovers were present, along with single Dunlin and Redshank. A Cuckoo frequented South Landing, with passerine interest also provided by two Nuthatch, a Garden Warbler and one Spotted Flycatcher at South Dykes.

Little Ringed Plover, Thornwick Pools, by Andrew Allport