8th July 2021

Light onshore winds developed during an increasingly sunny day, with temperatures peaking at 20 degrees C. During the seawatch, 24 Shelduck, three Teal, 63 Common Scoters and a Whimbrel flew south, with seven Manx Shearwaters and a Bonxie flying north. However, the main highlight comprised 100,000+ seabirds feeding off the headland indicating a bounty of food inshore. Thornwick Pools hosted two Little Egrets and three Little Ringed Plovers, along with six Red-veined Darters. A juvenile Cuckoo overflew the Golf Course, but better still, a Turtle Dove was singing on wires south of Church Lane in the evening.

Little Egret, Thornwick Pools, by Andrew Allport
Red-veined Darter, Thornwick Pools, by Andrew Allport