The guards are back at Compo Beach checking for stickers. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)

WESTPORT — Summer has officially started insofar as beach stickers are now required at Compo, Old Mill and Burying Hill Beaches.

Residents need one of these to get their car into the beach through summer. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)

Sunday afternoon, however, owing to cooler weather, there weren’t many visitors taking advantage of it.

A near-empty west beach on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
Two of the few visitors at Compo Beach Sunday afternoon (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
A lone paddleboarder crosses the water off Compo Beach. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
Aisha Harbaugh of East Lyme, who came to visit Compo Beach with a friend, found it nearly empty Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
A lone family enjoys an empty Compo Beach Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
Several bikers and boarders hang out at the skating park at Compo Beach. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)
A couple enjoys a quiet moment together on the west beach. (Photo by Jarret Liotta)