Passage was again almost all to the north during an hour and half seawatch over the high tide period. Despite the noticeable drop in temperature, some birds on the horizon were not identifiable because of the strong haze. Totals were 130 Sandwich Terns, 50 Common Terns, 3 Arctic Terns, 2 Black Terns, 42 Gannets, 16 Kittiwakes, one Mediterranean Gull, 3 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas, 2 Fulmars, 2 Teal and 5 Wigeon. 19 Gannets, 2 Red-throated Divers and an Arctic Skua passed to the south. Moving north along the dunes were 3 Marsh Harriers, 120 Swallows and 58 House Martins. Other birds of note were 4 Whimbrels, 3 Greenshanks, 2 Common Buzzards and a Merlin.
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