Another sunny day with light northerly winds. The seawatch highlights included eight Sooty and 68 Manx Shearwaters flying north, two Pintail, 14 Arctic Skuas heading south, two Yellow-legged Gulls north; 275 Meadow Pipits also came in off the sea and flew north, whilst four Grey Herons moved south.
The Black-tailed Godwit and Greenshank remained in residence at Thornwick Pool, where there were also ten Ruff and two Dunlin. The flashes near Old Fall attracted a Little Stint, three Snipe, three Dunlin and a Greenshank, whilst 12 Ruff flew east over the Outer Head. Marsh Harrier and Hobby were also present, with a flock of eight Common Buzzards drifting over.
However, the headlines were grabbed by two Marsh Tits discovered near the Lighthouse during the afternoon – only the second ever Flamborough record! The Barred Warbler remained at the southern end of Old Fall Hedge, with other migrants including 15 Goldcrests, 13 Whinchats, two Spotted and one Pied Flycatcher and a Redstart. A Lesser Whitethroat near the Lighthouse showed features associated with the Siberian ‘blythi’ race.
