Bright, blustery and not particularly migranty today. Some rather fitful diurnal passage of coasting birds that headed down over East Cliffs and then back up West Cliffs provided all the numbers that included 700
Meadow Pipits, 160
alba wagtails, 80 each of
Goldfinch and
Linnet,19
Skylarks; 5
Siskins, 3
Reed Buntings, a
Grey Heron and a
Merlin. It was considerably quieter on the ground, where the likes of singles of
Golden Plover,
Snipe,
Whinchat,
Reed Warbler and
Spotted Flycatcher provided a little interest amongst the thin spread of
Wheatears,
Blackcaps and
Chiffchaffs. Gulls blown to shore included 300 grounded
Great Black-backs and 150
Kittiwakes, whilst 10 lingering
Balearic Shearwaters and 10 passing
Common Scoter were also of note offshore.