5th September 2024

Blustery northerly winds developed during a day that started with overcast skies, before drizzle and thick fog brought birding to a halt. Seawatching was only possible for the first few hours, but included a Balearic Shearwater, two Sooty Shearwaters, a Blue Fulmar, a spooned dark morph Pomarine Skua and a juvenile Long-tailed Skua moving north. Sightings elsewhere were limited by the conditions, but two Bar-tailed Godwits dropped onto Thornwick Pools and a Hobby dashed through South Landing.

Sanderling, South Landing, by Alan Walkington