Another day of unbroken sunshine that also featured light south/south-east winds and temperatures that reached 21 degrees C. A Dotterel that initially flew east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs at 0930hrs and then latterly back west over Old Fall Steps on the outer head ten minutes later provided the day’s highlight.
Sightings from Thornwick Pools included 23 Teal, single Marsh Harrier, Black-tailed Godwit and Greenshank, along with two Dunlin, two Redshank and two Ringed Plovers. Passerine migrants included four Garden Warblers, a migrant Reed Warbler, ten Pied Flycatchers, six Whinchat, a Redstart, ten Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail. A flock of 90 Tree Sparrows also toured the outer headland.
Records from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included 17 Shoveler, 41 Knot and three Dunlin moving south(-east), along with Pied Flycatcher, three Whinchat and a Wheatear; nearby Buckton attracted a Marsh Harrier, ten Whinchat, three Wheatear, a Redstart, one Pied Flycatcher and six Yellow Wagtails.
