A quieter day as the unsettled weather system begins to make an appearance. Goldcrest and Chiffchaff numbers had dropped to 18 each and the supporting cast of two Firecrests, 27 Robins, 10 Blackcaps and a single Yellow-browed Warbler made for slim pickings. Thrushes were thin on the ground too with 11 Blackbirds, seven Redwings, five Song Thrushes and a single Fieldfare. Visible migration was reduced to a trickle with two Siskins, four Skylarks, a single Grey Wagtail, 21 Chaffinches and 29 Starlings recorded.

On the other hand, it was a better day for waders with 35 Turnstones, 37 Curlews, five Redshanks, three Snipes, two Lapwings and singles of Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Jack Snipe, Sanderling, Ringed Plover and Whimbrel.

The south-easterly wind was not perhaps the most conducive for seawatching but a passage of gulls occurred early in the morning off the South End with totals equalling to 715 Kittiwakes, 328 Mediterranean Gulls, 298 Black-headed Gulls, 322 Common Gulls, 46 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 27 Herring Gulls, 11 Great Black-backed Gulls and a single Little Gull. In addition, two Arctic Skuas, two Manx Shearwaters, 1100 Razorbills and a single Guillemot passed by. Wildfowl counts included the single Pintail lingering in the Wetlands, four Teals on the West Coast, three Wigeons and 19 Mallards.

Pintail (C) Greg Lee

At least two Merlins were dotted around with a brief appearanace of one of the local Peregrines over the Mountain.