2nd August 2022

An overcast day, with light/moderate south-westerly winds and a high of 25 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included seven Shelduck, a Grey Plover, 39 Knot and a second-summer Mediterranean Gull flew south, with seven Teal, 50 Sandwich Terns and a Common Tern moving in the opposite direction. Thornwick Pools attracted a Tufted Duck, a Black-tailed Godwit, five Dunlin, an adult Little Ringed Plover and two Yellow Wagtails. A Spotted Redshank that flew south-east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs was an excellent local record, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull was again offshore, while the Red-tailed Shrike remained in residence nearby. However, there were no signs of the Black-browed Albatross.

Teal, Thornwick Pools, by Andrew Allport