12th July 2023

A cloudy day with a blustery south west wind and the temperature reaching 20°C.

The highlight of the seawatch was 7 Little Terns in addition to 2 Arctic and 13 Sandwich Terns. A lone Arctic Skua and Mediterranean Gull, 30 Manx Shearwaters, one Red-throated Diver, a Turnstone, 3 Dunlin and 9 Redshank also passed.

Thornwick Pools attracted 3 Green and 3 Common Sandpipers and a Redshank while the pair of Little Ringed Plovers were still in residence. A Manx Shearwater and an Eider were both seen off South Dykes.

An Hobby was seen again west of Danes Dyke while at Bempton Cliffs RSPB a Golden Plover, 2 Manx Shearwaters, a juvenile Wheatear, two Yellow Wagtails and a Siskin were logged.

Common Whitethroat, Hartendale by Brett Richards