13th October 2023

An overcast day, with long spells of rain, a light westerly wind and temperatures that reached a high of 14 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included a Whooper Swan flying north (potentially the same bird was later on fields near North Marsh), a Yellow-legged Gull south and two Arctic Terns. There was evidence of an arrival of passerines after the rain, including four Yellow-browed Warblers at various locations, while 81 Redwing and 12 Song Thrush were in the Gorse Field.

Another Yellow-browed Warbler was at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where three Short-eared Owls were still in residence. Passage over the nearby village included 115 Golden Plovers moving east and eight Snipe west.

Yellow-browed Warbler, Oceanview, by Andy Hood (9/10)