After strong northerlies for an eternity, the wind strength gradually ebbed during the day and this, together with sunshine, produced at least a semblance of summer. Seawatching proved rewarding, with 45 Common Scoter, four Red-throated Divers, two Great Northern Divers, a Blue Fulmar, ten Manx Shearwaters, 14 Sandwich Terns and two Common Terns flying north.
A Hobby flew over the village and migrants included a White Wagtail and one Spotted Flycatcher. The Nuthatch remained in South Dykes. In addition to the 1000s of Diamondback Moths that remain in the area, a sizeable arrival of Painted Lady butterflies took place, with up to ten in each of the cliff gullies on the south side of the Headland.
