14th April 2021

Light north-west/north-east winds continued throughout another sunny day, with temperatures reaching eight degrees C. During the seawatch, 52 Common Scoters and a Long-tailed Duck flew south, with a Manx Shearwater and 11 Sandwich Terns moving north. Thornwick Pools attracted two Ringed Plovers, two Little Ringed Plovers, the year’s first Yellow Wagtail and a White Wagtail. Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included three Short-eared Owls, two pairs of Grey Partridges, a Wheatear, two White Wagtails and a Blackcap, with a White Wagtail at Buckton.

Grey Seal, outer head, by Andrew Allport