Rain, heavy at times, persisted until late morning, with sunny spells later in a fresh south-south-westerly wind. Seawatching produced 12 Red-throated Divers flying south, a Sooty Shearwater moving north, 36 Whooper Swans (22 south, 14 north) and one Shoveler, a Pomarine Skua, two Arctic Skuas and five Little Gulls.
Thornwick Pools attracted single Little Grebe, Cormorant, Pochard, two Tufted Duck, a Water Rail, three Snipe and one Grey Wagtail. Two Short-eared Owls were present; one at Thornwick and another that flew in off the sea.
West of the Dykes, a Gadwall frequented Buckton Pond and 150 Golden Plover and 200 Lapwing were in fields near Buckton Hall.
