The day started with moderate south-south-easterly winds and darkening clouds as the first rain for several weeks approached. After moderate rain, westerly winds and clear weather ended the day. The large number of Little Gulls continued to dominate the morning seawatch with 2145 moving north and 77 south. This mass feeding helped once again produce a Sabines Gull south at 0833 followed by another sighting of a juvenile which roosted on the sea off the Fog Horn at 1730. It was another good Skua day with 7 Pomarine, 1 Long-tailed, 17 Arctic and 9 Great recorded. Red-throated Divers were again on the move after a quiet few days with 33 south and 2 north. The variety of ducks were up with 8 species seen including 4 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 1 Pochard and 5 Pintail. 15 Manx Shearwater moved south but only 1 Fulmar was logged in 8.20 hours!
At Thornwick Pool, Water Rail and Little Grebe were still present along with 3 Snipe. A Yellow-browed Warbler on the Outer Headland was considered a new bird continuing the good run of daily sightings for this species.
