27th July 2024

A day of sunny intervals, light winds which switched to onshore in the afternoon, and a high of 21 degrees C. A juvenile Caspian Gull was again recorded on the seawatch along with 131 Common Scoters, two Goosanders, a Little Egret, 20 Whimbrel, 21 Arctic Terns, 201 Sandwich Terns, two Arctic Skuas, two Bonxies, 23 Manx Shearwaters and a creamcrown Marsh Harrier; a Minke Whale also fed offshore. A cruise around the headland was rewarded with a juvenile Mediterranean Gull.

Willow Warblers were on the move, with five at RSPB Bempton Cliffs and two near South Landing. Several Corn Buntings were singing, with a lone bird along Hoddy Cows Lane, three between RSPB Bempton Cliffs and North Dykes, an additional two males east of North Dykes and another at Oceanview.

Willow Warbler, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Will Scott