More strong SSW winds again meant more seawatching with 12hrs of coverage producing a Mediterranean Gull, 1173 Sandwich Terns, another 136 Little Terns, 230 Common Terns and 16 Black Terns, 121 Arctic Skuas, a Leach's Petrel, four Sooty Shearwaters, a Manx Shearwater and an excellent total of 61 Balearic Shearwaters. A first-year Caspian Gull was on the beach and seven Swifts flew out to sea. As we returned to the Observatory after the morning at the boats a spectacular flock of seven Honey Buzzards flew over the Point and in the afternoon an Osprey flew out to sea.
Four Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore and as dusk fell a Common Pipistrelle gave amazing views as it flew around the Observatory garden.