Overcast throughout, with persistent rain, heavy at times; moderate south-easterly winds and temperatures reached 17 degrees C. The day’s undoubted highlight was the mid-morning discovery of an Alpine Swift at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. It remained throughout, ranging the cliffs from the northern edge of the reserve to North Dykes. An Osprey also flew east along the cliffs there early afternoon.
Two juvenile Caspian Gulls and two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls were off the Seawatch Observatory, while 228 Common Scoters flew north. Thornwick Pools attracted a Wood Sandpiper. The three juvenile Little Ringed Plovers also fledged four weeks to the day since hatching there, while four Ringed Plovers and a Green Sandpiper were also present. Single Greenshank and Ruff frequented the North Marsh area, where the Merlin remained in residence.
