Strong westerly winds developed during a day of sunny intervals and temperatures that peaked at 19 degrees C. Morning seawatch highlights included 15 Common Scoters, eight Sandwich Terns, an Arctic Skua south and 34 Manx Shearwaters. An evening seawatch was rewarded with 5000 Puffins flying north (inc. 3000 between 1918-2119hrs), as well as 59 Manx Shearwaters, nine Sandwich Terns and an Arctic Tern. Sightings from South Landing included single Hobby and Cuckoo. Nearby, an Egyptian Goose was on the shoreline between South Dykes and Sewerby. Thornwick Pools hosted Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Oystercatcher and Redshank.
In addition, late news from 28th June – a male Blue-headed Wagtail at Thornwick Pools.
