9th March 2021

The weather featured light winds that backed west-north-west to southerly, relatively overcast skies and temperatures reaching nine degrees C. A drake Mandarin flew past the Fog Station on four occasions during the morning a seawatch, but equally noteworthy a pod of 20-25 Bottlenose Dolphins swam south past RSPB Bempton Cliffs and latterly the outer head early/mid-morning.

Away from the sea, the White-tailed Eagle tantalised the headland when it circled over Sewerby Hall at height before drifting south over Bridlington at 1215hrs. Other notable sightings included three Long-tailed Ducks off South Dykes, two Woodcock, two Fieldfare and a singing Chiffchaff.

White-tailed Eagle, Sewerby, both images Jo Symon
Bottlenose Dolphin, Flamborough, by Craig Thomas