31st August 2023

Light winds switched from north-westerlies early on to south-easterlies later during a sunny day with temperatures reaching 18 degrees C. Two Cory’s Shearwaters and three juvenile Long-tailed Skuas flew north during a seawatch that also featured 724 Common Terns, 27 Little Gulls, 22 Sooty Shearwaters and 63 Manx Shearwaters.

Two Little Egrets and two Greenshank were on the rocky shore below Hartendale, while single Merlin, Hobby and Short-eared Owl frequented the outer head. Passerine migrants included two Pied Flycatchers and two Whinchat.

Blackcap, South Landing, by Tony Hood