Strong south-west winds featured during a day of occasional sunny intervals and temperatures that reached 21 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included six Whimbrel, a Bar-tailed Godwit, one Bonxie, 87 Manx Shearwaters and two Red-throated Divers. The headland’s wetlands attracted four Teal, two Tufted Ducks, 33 Dunlin and two Common Sandpipers. A juvenile Cuckoo remained on the outer head.
The first juvenile Yellow-legged Gull of the season flew past RSPB Bempton Cliffs along with three Golden Plovers, nine Dunlin and 133 Swifts. Nearby, a Green Sandpiper frequented Buckton Pond.
