27th July

Perhaps surprisingly since the nice quiet, overcast conditions had looked promising for the land, there was a slight reversal of roles today with the hitherto empty sea scoring with a few birds and the land coming up with a less than impressive grounding of new arrivals. A total of 36 Balearic Shearwaters through off the Bill was the pick from the sea; a passing Tufted Duck was a decent Bill scarcity, whilst 55 Mediterranean Gulls, 15 Sandwich Terns, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls and an Arctic Skua also passed by. The land wasn't entirely bereft of interest, but at the Bill 30 Willow Warblers and 10 Sedge Warblers were lower totals than had been expected.