Six Red-throated Divers, four Little Gulls, two Mediterranean Gulls, two Yellow-legged Gulls and 50 Sandwich Terns were feeding offshore and six Arctic Skuas passed through.

As the weather turned wet and windy in the afternoon a few skuas began to appear offshore with the highlight being a Long-tailed Skua along with 15 Arctic and 12 Great Skuas. A Shag was also of note.

The bushes were fairly quiet but two Coal Tits were noteworthy along with nine Redwings, three Blackcaps, 15 Chiffchaffs and 20 Goldcrests.

A few birds were also feeding offshore including 12 Arctic Skuas, two Mediterranean Gulls, seven Little Gulls, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and three first-winter Arctic Terns whilst a small southerly movement of wildfowl included 131 Brent Geese, nine Wigeon, 99 Common Scoters, two Red-breasted Mergansers and also six Great Skuas. 

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There was also a steady movement of birds overhead during the morning with 870 Swallows, 125 House Martins, three Rock Pipits and 300 Goldfinches but it was very quiet in the bushes.

It was quiet offshore with just a couple of Arctic Skuas, an adult Mediterranean Gull, six Little Gulls and three first-winter Arctic Terns of interest.

Overhead migration was fairly slow but a Marsh Harrier, three Rock Pipits, three Jays, five Bramblings, 300 Goldfinches, 30 Siskins and 25 Redpolls were seen.

There were 16 Little Gulls and two adult Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch.

The best of the migrants overhead were 200 Swallows, a Rock Pipit, seven Grey Wagtails, 58 Pied Wagtails, a Brambling, 900 Goldfinch, 32 Siskins and 40 Redpolls whilst the few grounded migrants included a Wheatear and 40 Goldcrests.

It was very quiet offshore with just 27 Pintail moving through along with the regular Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull and a Common Tern feeding offshore.

The best of the grounded birds were single Wheatear and Ring Ouzel, 15 Chiffchaffs and three Coal Tits whilst birds passing overhead included single Merlin and Hobby, 75 Swallows, a Rock Pipit, 250 Goldfinch, 45 Siskins, 60 Redpolls and 27 Reed Buntings. 

Offshore, there were a few lingering terns including a juvenile Arctic and four Little Gulls and an Arctic Skua. 

The best of the birds passing overhead was a flock of 11 Little Egrets, a Marsh Harrier, a Wood Lark,  50 Swallows, two Rock Pipit, eight Grey Wagtails, 48 Chaffinches, two Bramblings, 710 Goldfinches, 56 Siskins, 100 Redpolls and 40 Reed Buntings. There were three "continental" Coal Tits and a Wheatear on the land.

A Great Skua, two Mediterranean Gulls and a first-winter Arctic Tern were of note offshore.

Four Mediterranean Gulls and nine Little Gulls were feeding at the Patch.

The best of the birds on the ground included singles of Woodlark, Wheatear, Ring Ouzel and Dartford Warbler in the Desert, two Blackcaps, 15 Chiffchaffs and 35 Goldcrests whilst those flying over included five Sparrowhawks, 100 Wood Pigeons, 16 Swallows, a Rock Pipit, a Grey Wagtail, two Bramblings, 36 Siskins and 80 Redpolls.

The "Patch" is slowly getting back to normal and among good numbers of birds there where 25 Little Gulls, two Caspian Gulls (adult and first-winter) and a first-winter Arctic Tern. Also offshore, a flock of Brent Geese flew west in the evening which had two Pale-bellied Brent Geese within their midst.

Grounded migrants included a Green Sandpiper, a Wheatear, two Dartford Warblers and a Bullfinch whilst of note amongst the birds passing overhead were nine Woodlarks, four Grey Wagtails, three Rock Pipits, nine Jays, 35 Chaffinches, ten Bramblings, 45 Siskins, 53 Redpolls and two Crossbills.

It was fairly quiet offshore although two Red-necked Grebe flew west and there was a Black-necked Grebe, 17 Little Gulls and a Mediterranean Gull at the Patch.

The sea produced well over 500 Gannets along with 200 Brent Geese, a Black-throated Diver, two Great Skuas, 17 Little Gulls and three first-winter Arctic Terns.

Also of note, a Rose-coloured Starling gave some excellent views near the Christmas Dell hide on the RSPB Reserve throughout the afternoon.

A Reed Warbler and two Blackcaps were seen in the area and 700 Goldfinch, 51 Siskins and 75 Redpolls flew through.

Also very quiet offshore although a juvenile Pomarine Skua was harassing gulls of the fishing boats for a time during the morning. In addition, 13 Little Gulls were feeding at the Patch and three first-winter Arctic Terns were feeding along the tideline.

The best of the birds overhead were 139 Wood Pigeons, 18 Skylarks, 20 Swallows, six Bearded Tits, 51 Chaffinches, three Bramblings, 35 Siskins, 50 Redpolls and two Crossbills.

Ten Little Gulls were feeding at the Patch and two first-winter Arctic Terns were feeding along the tideline.

Very little on the ground and just a trickle of birds overhead including 250 Starlings and 120 Goldfinches.

Two Wheatears were the only grounded migrants of interest and 22 Redpolls flew over.

There was a handful of other grounded migrants including a Woodcock, 22 Blackbirds, two Dartford Warblers, two Blackcaps, four Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest and 20 Goldcrests. There was also a steady trickle of birds overhead during the morning which included a Marsh Harrier, two Rock Pipits, five Tree Sparrows, 95 Chaffinches, eight Bramblings, 30 Siskins and 65 Redpolls.

Visible migration was reasonable during the morning with the bulk of it made up of around 20,000 Starlings coming in from the east along with 54 Skylarks and smaller numbers of finches including 45 Chaffinches, ten Bramblings, 40 Siskins and 21 Redpolls. Other birds of note included a Woodlark, a Rock Pipit, three Grey Wagtails, the first Fieldfare of the autumn, a Jay and seven Tree Sparrows.

A check of the sea in the late afternoon revealed a steady westerly passage of  Kittiwake with at least 440 being seen along with 700 Black-headed Gulls and seven Mediterranean Gulls. 209 Brent Geese were also seen during the day.

There was also a steady westerly  movement of Brent Geese throughout the day with 610 being seen along with 13 Shelduck and four Red-breasted Mergansers and two Mediterranean Gulls and three Little Gulls were feeding offshore.

Thrush numbers were dominated by 450 Song Thrushes, 900 Redwings and 170 Blackbirds and a late Ring Ouzel, 43 Fieldfares and 15 Mistle Thrushes were also seen. There were at least eight Black Redstarts in the area and Robin and Chiffchaffs numbers also increased with about 35 and 30 being seen. Other late migrants included singles of Swallow, Wheatear, Reed Warbler and Garden Warbler whilst three Woodcocks, a flock of ten Long-tailed Tits and two Coal Tits were also of note. The Lapland Bunting continued to give exceptional views on the Point. Many of the thrushes might also have been termed visible migrants but more typical species involved 82 Skylarks, 1700 Starlings, 38 Chaffinches, 62 Siskins and 45 Redpolls.

An adult Mediterranean Gull and 10 Little Gulls were feeding offshore and passing Brent Geese totaled 1700. A Barnacle Goose also flew over the trapping area.

Thrush numbers involved 60 Song Thrushes, 32 Redwings and 55 Blackbirds, six Fieldfares and five Mistle Thrushes. There were also at least five Black Redstarts and 35 Robin, four Blackcaps and 20 Chiffchaffs and there was small arrival of Firecrests with at least seven in the area. A Dartford Warbler, the flock of Long-tailed Tits and a Coal Tit were seen again and two Jays were also of note. Typical migrants passing overhead included 660 Wood Pigeons, 27 Skylarks, 2200 Starlings, 285 Chaffinches, four Bramblings, 200 Goldfinches, 69 Siskins and 67 Redpolls and also a Hen Harrier and a Short-eared Owl. 

At sea, 330 Brent Geese passed through along with 30 Wigeon and three Teal and an Eider was lingering offshore.