Light easterly winds developed during a warm and sunny day, with temperatures reaching 20.5 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included 161 Common Scoters, two Red-throated Divers, 25 Manx Shearwaters, 37 Sandwich Terns, six Common Terns and three Arctic Terns flying north; three Oystercatchers, a Whimbrel and a Dunlin south heralded the start of the forthcoming wader passage. Thornwick Pools hosted two Wigeon, a Lapwing, one Dunlin and three Little Ringed Plovers. Elsewhere, a Cuckoo frequented South Dykes, where a flock of 66 Swifts were feeding overhead mid-afternoon, whilst a Grey Wagtail flew south over the outer head.
