Another warm, muggy overcast day with afternoon thunderstorms and a maximum temperature of 22°C.
At the Fog Station, the morning seawatch produced a Balearic, a Manx and two Sooty Shearwaters. Further highlights included a Mediterranean Gull, 134 Teal, 137 Sandwich Terns, 47 Common Terns and 2 Arctic Terns. A Coot was an unusual sight sat on the sea at Silex Bay.
The Barred Warbler continued to lurk in the Bay Brambles ,presumably the same bird as has been present for 12 days. There was further passerine interest from 3 Pied Flycatchers, 5 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Wheatear. Thornwick Pools attracted 2 Green Sandpipers and a Wigeon. Two Swifts were over the village late afternoon.
The Green Warbler was still present at Buckton and showed intermittently throughout the day with a supporting cast of a Pied Flycatcher and a Redstart and two Marsh Harriers.
At Bempton Cliffs RSPB, the Black-browed Albatross showed for most of the day and migrant passerine highlights included a Black Redstart, 2 Whinchats . A Hobby overflew Bempton village and later the cliffs.
