Light northerly winds, occasional sunny intervals and temperatures pegged back at a maximum of 11 degrees C. Three Red-throated Divers, three Manx Shearwaters, 12 Sandwich Terns and a Common Tern flew north during the morning’s seawatch; a Bonxie was present off South Dykes. A Bee-eater that flew south-south-east over the Lighthouse Grassland at 0800hrs represented the day’s highlight. Otherwise the Thornwick area attracted two Mute Swans, two Tufted Ducks, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper. Single Redwing and Spotted Flycatcher were the most obvious passerine migrants. The Black-browed Albatross returned to RSPB Bempton Cliffs mid-afternoon.
