Another warm, dry day with variable cloud cover,a moderate westerly breeze and a maximum temperature of 23°C.
The morning seawatch was again quite subdued which included highlights of a Grey Heron, 2 Whimbrel, a Marsh Harrier, 102 Sandwich Terns north. The only skuas to show were a Bonxie and 3 Arctic.
Away from the Fog Station, the pick of the birds included a juvenile Mediterranean Gull, a Great Crested Grebe at South Landing. Waders were represented by two Bar-tailed Godwits, two Whimbrel, four Dunlin, four Snipe, three Green Sandpiper and three Redshank.
At Bempton Cliffs RSPB, the Black-browed Albatross was seen again on and around the cliffs and it is now 11 weeks since it first arrived. Other sightings there included three Golden Plover, a Garden Warbler, three Blackcap and two Yellow Wagtails. The Green Warbler, present for its third day, again delighted visiting birders in the Heligoland Trap area at Buckton.4
