Blustery south-west winds were a feature of a largely bright, but generally overcast day, with temperatures peaking at 22 degrees C. During the morning seawatch, two Red-throated Divers, 12 Teal and eight Common Terns flew south, with 18 Sandwich Terns and two Bonxies moving north; nine Lesser Black-backed Gulls flew south, part of an influx of 20 individuals noted during the day, all bar one juveniles. A gathering of 75 Grey Seals below the Seawatch Observatory also represented a significant increase.
An Osprey flew south over the sea at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, with a juvenile male wing-tagged Marsh Harrier that toured the outer head having originated from Norfolk. Nineteen Curlews were feeding on the Golf Course late on, with an additional six birds flying south. Three juvenile/first-winter Mediterranean Gulls associated with a gull flock below Beacon Hill.
