An overcast day, with blustery north-easterly winds and a high of eight degrees C. Seawatching again proved the main staple, with the Observatory and South Landing receiving good coverage from first light until early afternoon. Perhaps the most notable was a count of 459 Puffins moving north; this smashed the previous December record which stood at a mere 50 birds. None were seen from South Landing, but this proved the better site for a close cousin; 338 Little Auks moving north-east. A Slavonian Grebe also flew north-east past South Landing. Additional sightings from the Observatory included two Long-tailed Ducks, a Grey Phalarope, 957 Kittiwakes, two Bonxies, seven Great Northern Divers, a Sooty Shearwater and four Manx Shearwaters all flying north.
