Plenty of cloud and plenty of the brisk NW wind produced a chilly, autumnal day, degenerating into a spell of rain in the afternoon; southerly passage again provided most of the interest through the morning as birds on the move comprised 21 Black-headed Gulls, 65 Common Terns, 4 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, a Grey Plover, 2 Knot, 33 Oystercatchers, 32 Redshank, 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 8 Sand Martins and 32 Swallows.
A Willow Warbler, 4 Wheatears and a Yellow Wagtail were the only other birds of note.
A good seawatch in the evening for the last hour and a bit before dusk produced an excellent push of terns, comprising 445 Common Terns (the second highest ever total here) and 220 Sandwich Terns (the highest ever count here!) along with a further Grey Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 8 Dunlin and 6 Mediterranean Gulls.
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