Some early showers then sunny for the best part of the day with occasional cloud. A steady northerly wind but dying down towards the evening.
Migration starting to hot up now we are in the middle of the month with the sea-watch producing another Cory’s Shearwater which was observed at 4.55pm off the headland then north, eight Arctic Skua, two Pomerine Skua, 126 Manx Shearwater, six Sooty Shearwater, 183 Oystercatcher, 123 Common Tern and four Greenshank.
At Thornwick Pools there were a juv Shelduck, three Dunlin, two Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper and a juv Cuckoo. Nearby at Old Fall pool there were 3 Greenshank, two adult and one juv Peregrine at Northcliff, Wheatear on the Golf Course and at North Landing and at least six Willow Warbler around the Outer Head.
Common Sandpiper by Andrew Allport
Juv Mediterranean Gull by Andrew Allport
Juv Greenshank by Tony Simpson