7th April 2023

A cool, moderate north-westerly limited the temperature to a maximum of 10°C under overcast skies.

A second calendar year Iceland Gull was the pick of the morning seawatch, a bird that was initially found on the Golf Course early morning. A single Sandwich Tern, two Wigeon, 52 Common Scoter and ten Red-throated Divers added further interest.

A Serin appeared very briefly on the Lighthouse Grassland, otherwise migrants remained thin on the ground but included a Swallow, four Sand Martin, three Blackcaps, a single Fieldfare, twenty Redwing, ten Siskin and four Snipe. The Rose-ringed Parakeet remained on the Outer Head.

A Bittern and a Little Ringed Plover were sound recorded at Bempton village overnight.

Iceland Gull, Selwick’s Bay by Andy Hood