Sunny intervals were followed by overcast skies with light rain arriving by evening; light northerly winds ensured temperatures were pegged back after yesterday’s excesses to only 17 degrees C. A total of 89 Manx Shearwaters flew past the Fog Station together with 27 Common Scoters, a Red-throated Diver and 39 Sandwich Terns. Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Great White Egret that flew north-west along with an adult Yellow-legged Gull; a Redwing was an unseasonal visitor to the Dell. Yesterday’s insect arrival was still apparent, with eight Hummingbird Hawk-moths and 30 Red Admiral recorded at Bempton.
