A gentle south-south-westerly for much of the day, temperatures no higher than 7°C. A quiet seawatch saw six Wigeon, four Gadwall, 97 Teal, two Mallard and eight Common Scoter south (one north). In addition, five Little Gull, three Little Auk and a Snow Bunting were also recorded south.
A wave of thrushes made landfall today, with a couple hundred Blackbird observed across the headland; single figures of Fieldfare, Redwing and Song Thrush were also noted. Elsewhere, a Woodcock was new in at Old Fall and at Thornwick six Twite, three Stonechat and a Snow Bunting were present.
At South Landing, the Water Pipit remained alongside a Grey Wagtail, two Redshank, seven Oystercatcher, Bar-tailed Godwit and a Little Auk which ended up down a Great Black-backed Gull’s throat. A flock of 112 Common Scoter was offshore.
