27th May 2023

It was a sunny day, with light/moderate south-south-east winds and temperatures reaching 15 degrees C. Seawatching produced four Eiders, 19 Common Scoters, five Red-throated Divers and three Manx Shearwaters.

Elsewhere, a female Red-backed Shrike frequented the scrub adjacent to Thornwick Pools; two Mute Swans, a Teal and two Common Sandpipers were also present. Two Gadwall, two Lapwing and a Ringed Plover were on the outer head, as was a lone Siskin.

A very late second calendar-year Iceland Gull flew south-east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a Spotted Flycatcher was present.

Red-backed Shrike, Thornwick Pools, by Brett Richards