Light northerly winds off a high pressure loop (for more details on such weather systems see http://youtu.be/aT3n_piJHCk) once again produced the seawatch goods in the form of a Fea’s-type Petrel that flew north c.500m offshore at 1612hrs. This represents our third Pterodroma record of the year, following a similar bird on 1st September and the Soft-plumaged Petrel on 1st July. The northerly airflow also prompted 151 Red-throated Divers to move south, 13 Sooty Shearwaters north, single Mediterranean and Yellow-legged Gulls and 169 Sandwich Terns south. Skua interest included 27 Arctics and four adult Pomarine Skuas moving south. Passerine migrants included four Garden Warblers, a Goldcrest and two Redstarts.
The Black-browed Albatross continued to delight at RSPB Bempton Cliffs where 79 Red-throated Divers and 16 Arctic Skuas flew south and a Sooty Shearwater headed north. In addition, the Green Warbler remained in residence at Buckton, albeit it remained elusive but showed well to the most patient at times.
