Weather: ENE force 1 veering ESE 2 later
A pre-dawn start provided excellent views of the Barn Owl. Brent numbers remain high although as they were widely scattered throughout the day, no accurate count was possible. The three Eiders remained around the islands while several hundred Common Scoter were noted, some very close inshore. A four hour seawatch over the hide tide produced a good count of Red-throated Divers with 40 noted, together with 18 Great Crested Grebe and nine Guillemot. An impressive 18 Purple Sandpipers were found roosting on the western cliffs. A Raven paid a visit and there were still good numbers of Blackbirds on the island with one Song Thrush and one Redwing present.
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