Monday, July 28th, 2014

Sunny with some cloud cover and a light north-north-west wind. The sea-watch highlights included a Great Crested Grebe flying north, 115 Fulmar north, four Manx Shearwaters doing the same and 53 Common Scoter north. Two Pomarine Skuas headed south (adult and sub-adult), two Arctic Skuas flew north, with two also south, and three Bonxies went south. A juvenile Yellow-legged Gull flew north, whilst 35 Sandwich Tern moved north, as did 15 Common and six Arctic Terns.

The Thornwick area had a Little Egret flying wnw along the cliffs and presumably the same bird circling Thornwick Pool at 1415hrs. Additionally at Thornwick Pool, there was a juvenile female Wigeon, Snipe and juvenile Grey and Yellow Wagtails.

Small Skipper, Thornwick, Martin Garner
Small Skipper, Thornwick, Martin Garner
Little Egret, Thornwick Pool, by Tony Simpson
Little Egret, Thornwick Pool, by Tony Simpson