A quiet watch with a light N wind backing SW. Twelve Common Scoter, of which 4 were female, passed by and a 2nd Winter Common Gull was feeding with kittiwakes in front of the lookout. Manxie passage was light but constant and there were again good numbers of auks on the water, mainly Guillemot. A Grey Heron went west and then back east, and 12 Chough, the most I have seen at Strumble this year so far, came from the left past the lookout, with three peeling off to feed on the grass not many feet from where I was sitting. All 12 appeared to be adults and I could see no rings. An excited and voluble flock of c60 Swallows, adults and juveniles, along with several House Martin, flew around the lookout for about 30 minutes. Only 3 Porpoise were seen.
