Government guidance states: ‘To ensure people are social distancing, the government has prohibited by law all public gatherings of more than two people’ (gov.uk website, 13th May 2020). When contemplating visiting Flamborough, please reflect upon this guidance. Consider how necessary your visit is to an area popular with tourists, many of whom will be concentrated on the outer head, North or South Landing and along the cliff top path.
Light winds initially from the north-west veered east in the afternoon; sunny throughout, with temperatures reaching 12 degrees C. During the morning’s seawatch, an Eider, 57 Sandwich Terns and an Arctic Tern flew south, with three Red-throated Divers and three Common Terns moving north. A pod of 15-20 Bottlenose Dolphins also swam north.
The day’s highlight related to the discovery of two Red-backed Shrikes: an adult male located in the morning was joined by a second bird of indeterminate age/sex (although probable male) in the afternoon. Other sightings included a Gadwall, single Little Ringed Plover and Ringed Plover, two Whimbrel, a Fieldfare, one Redwing, three Wheatear, one Grey Wagtail, a White Wagtail and four territorial Corn Buntings.
