After a relatively bright start, a band of heavy rain arrived from mid-morning; there were moderate south-south-west winds and a top temperature of 18 degrees C. Seawatching proved surprisingly productive with a Cory’s Shearwater flying north mid-morning, three Balearic Shearwaters lingering offshore and a juvenile Pomarine Skua initially heading north and then later moving south. An adult Sabine’s Gull was reported late afternoon, while other sightings included three dark-bellied Brent Geese, four Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, a first calendar-year Caspian Gull and two Sooty Shearwaters.
Elsewhere, a skein of 80 Pink-footed Geese flew south over Bempton village. The Shoveler and 38 Teal remained at Thornwick Pools, with 12 Bar-tailed Godwits on South Landing beach and two Little Egrets at nearby South Dykes.
