The weather consisted of light/moderate northerly winds, sunny intervals after an overcast morning and temperatures peaking at 11 degrees C. A Manx Shearwater and eight Sandwich Terns flew north on an otherwise quiet seawatch. Ever scarce, a ringtail Hen Harrier hunted the outer head briefly early morning before heading west past Old Fall. Migrants included a House Martin, a Jay, two Sedge Warblers, three Grasshopper Warblers, the year’s first Reed Warbler (Thornwick), 19 Blackcap, a Ring Ouzel (Thornwick), a Common Redstart, a Fieldfare, two Yellow Wagtails and a Corn Bunting. Bempton hosted a Ring Ouzel and Buckton a lone Whinchat.
