With a scattering down the East Coast, it wasn’t too surprising when the year’s first Greenish Warbler was discovered in the Bay Brambles mid-morning; presumed to be the same individual later relocated to nearby gardens. The Barred Warbler first seen in the Gorse Field yesterday remained in the same location throughout. Additional passerine totals included six Pied Flycatchers, a Redstart, two Whinchat and a Tree Pipit.
Seawatch highlights included 11 Sooty Shearwaters, a Gadwall south, four Red-breasted Mergansers, 252 Common Scoters, four Velvet Scoters, 187 Common Terns, a Black Tern and a Pomarine Skua all north. In addition, a pod of seven Bottlenose Dolphins moved north out of Bridlington Bay. The Black-browed Albatross showed well at RSPB Bempton Cliffs until early afternoon, where nine Bottlenose Dolphins were also observed.
