Strong west-south-westerly winds throughout a day of sunny intervals and temperatures peaking at 19 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included a Red-throated Diver flying south, two Little Egrets, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull and five Arctic Terns all north and a Bonxie south; an additional Bonxie and two Arctic Skuas lingered offshore. Thornwick Pools attracted nine Dunlin, a Little Ringed Plover, one Green Sandpiper and a Grey Wagtail. A juvenile Cuckoo was on the cliff top at Wold Farm; nearby, the Black-browed Albatross returned to RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a juvenile Marsh Harrier was also present.
