Unseasonally wet & windy weather resulted in an assortment of birdies heading south including 188 Common Tern, 26 Curlew, 23 Turnstone, 19 Barwit, 18 Golden Plover, 17 Dunlin, 17 Whimbrel, 15 Oyk, 14 Grey Plover, 11 Swift, 5 Sandwich Tern, 5 Teal, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Black-headed Gull, 3 Shoveler, 2 Greenshank, 2 Swallow, Arctic Tern, Common Gull, Knot, Mallard, Redshank & Tufted Duck plus northbound 14 Common Scoter, 7 Sandwich Tern & Gannet. A Hobby spent some time chasing down a Swift before failing and settling on a passerine (Linnet ?) for a late morning snack. Far from ideal conditions to look for migrants although this didn't prevent the logging down of 8 Willow Warbler, Nightingale & Wheatear. An adult Great Black-backed Gull with a juvenile in tow would suggest successful breeding on a roof top in the adjoining docks.
