The weather comprised strong westerly winds, sunny intervals developing and temperatures that reached 12 degrees C. The Thornwick area attracted three Barnacle Geese, one Pink-footed Goose, three Mute Swans, a Shelduck, 186 Teal, one Little Grebe and a Water Rail. However, better still, the Bittern showed sporadically in the reeds at Thornwick Pools. Nearby, the long-staying Whooper Swan duo remained on fields east of North Landing. A Scandinavian Rock Pipit on the flood next to Water Lane was the most notable passerine recorded.
A first-winter Little Gull flew south during a seawatch that also featured 223 Fulmars heading in the same direction.
