South-easterly winds and strong rain early in the morning seemed to do the trick today, injecting some much needed quality and diversity amongst the regular migrants on the island. By far and away the highlight was a first-winter Sabine's Gull that showed fantastically in Solfach for most of the morning. For most of this time it was feeding along the tideline, elegantly picking tidbits out of the surf. A good supporting cast of species around Solfach were noted, including two Red-breasted Mergansers, three Teals, a Wigeon, three Common Gulls, four Sandwich Terns and 46 Rock Pipits. A decent selection of waders included an increase to 81 Oystercatchers, and totals of 58 Curlews, 17 Turnstones, ten Redshanks, six Whimbrels, four Dunlins, four Snipes and a Ringed Plover.

Seawatching, the highlights were another first-winter Sabine's Gull and a Grey Phalarope off the South End, the second record of the year. Also moving through were 2455 Kittiwakes and 116 Razorbills, with a good amount of diversity. These included 43 Black-headed Gulls, one Mediterranean Gull, four Sandwich and two Arctic Terns, and six Arctic, three Great and two Pomarine Skuas. Several parties of Lesser Black-backed Gulls passed south, totalling 16, and 23 Common Scoters.

Overhead passage was quite limited, but included a fine Osprey south through the West Coast, plus 38 Swallows, three House Martins and a flava Wagtail. The highlight of grounded migrants was a Wryneck above Ty Pellaf, with other notable sightings including a total of three Water Rails in the Withies, one Song Thrush on the Mountainside and a Lesser Redpoll over Cristin in the evening. There had been an arrival of 185 Meadow Pipits, 79 Goldcrests and 51 Robins, with other species mixed in including 17 Stonechats, 15 Chiffchaffs, ten Blackbirds, seven Chaffinches, six Goldfinches, five Spotted Flyctatchers and three each of Starling, Blackcap and Wheatear.