A day of light/moderate south-westerly winds, sunny intervals and occasional heavy, thundery showers with temperatures reaching 20 degrees C. Notable seawatch sightings included 74 Sandwich Terns, seven Arctic Terns and an Arctic Skua flying north. Thornwick Pools hosted two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret, one Green Sandpiper and a Little Ringed Plover. In addition, single Greenshank and Green Sandpiper flew south over the headland. There was no sign of the Black-browed Albatross at RSPB Bempton Cliffs; 120 Swifts moved over the reserve ahead of storm cloud, whilst a Willow Warbler heralded the start of the ‘autumn’ passerine migration.
