Another painfully quiet day was broken up by two raptor highlights; an
Osprey in off the sea at Cheyne Weares was only the second for the island this year and a
Marsh Harrier was once again over the Top Fields. Other avian delights were hard to come by, although a constant trickle of
Manx Shearwaters throughout the morning, amounting to 108, kept eyes on the sea. The land was exceptionally quiet with just low single figure totals of
Wheatear,
Willow Warbler,
Chiffchaff and
Blackcap on the ground and, to add to the raptor tally, another
Hobby overhead. Ferrybridge was equally uneventful with just 12
Sanderling and a single
Knot of note.