Monday 11th September, 2017

A part cloudy day with south-west winds force 5 and 15c.

The morning sea-watch had a sprinkling of species with five Wigeon south, 12 Teal south, four Red-throated Diver south, one Manx Shearwater south and two north, Grey Plover south, juv Yellow-legged Gull north, 20 Sandwich Tern south and 157 north, six Common Tern north, Arctic Tern north and Great Skua north.

A Ruff was on the headland Golf Course, Osprey over Selwick’s Bay and then south, Barred Warbler still at Thornwick, a late Swift and also Sand Martin.

Great Skua by Geoff Carr