5th August 2019

The weather consisted of moderate south-west winds, sunny intervals, occasional light drizzle and temperatures that reached 17 degrees C. During the seawatch, 142 Common Scoter and 111 Sandwich Terns flew north, with four Ringed Plover, a Greenshank and one Bonxie moving south. Five Bottlenose Dolphins off South Landing eventually swam north.

A juvenile Caspian Gull gave superb views when it dropped onto Thornwick Pools early afternoon, where a Green Sandpiper flew south. Passerine interest was headed by a Pied Flycatcher in Old Fall.

Caspian Gull, Thornwick Pools, by Rob Little
Caspian Gull, Thornwick Pools, by Rob Little
Straw Underwing, Oceanview, by Andy Hood