Another overcast day, with prolonged spells of rain and a moderate south-easterly wind. Seawatching highlights included a Sooty Shearwater and one Shelduck flying south, six Velvet Scoters (four north, two south), 20 Little Gulls (two north, 18 south) and one Little Auk flying south.
An afternoon watch from South Landing was rewarded with a Great Northern Diver on the sea, an additional two Velvet Scoters flying north and one Little Auk. Thornwick Pools attracted a Tufted Duck, two Coot, one Jack Snipe and eight Snipe.
Elsewhere, records included six dark-bellied Brent Geese on the Golf Course, two Shelduck, 17 Wigeon, single Gadwall and Pintail and a Woodcock. At least one Richard’s Pipit remained, whilst there were also two Stonechat and six Fieldfare.
