Miserable and windy, with gust reaching 40+MPH but brightened considerably by a nice passage of birds on the sea.
As expected the bushes are pretty quiet with everything hunkered down against the weather but 11 Swifts passed over head.
The highlight of the mornings seawatch was 2 Sooty Shearwaters heading south, which matches the day record for this species in August. A Fulmar, 7 Teal and 3 Pale Phase Arctic Skua were also on the move, with one heading south and two birds interacting as they headed north.
Also on the move were several large flocks of Bar-tailed Godwits with 205 recorded, interspersed with these were lots of smaller groups of waders, including 54 Knot, 23 Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin and a Sanderling.
The moth traps were reasonably quiet but did contain a Eucosma tripoliana, a saltmarsh specialist that wanders widely at this time of the year.
Ringing: 1 House Sparrow, 1 Wood Pigeon