A cool day, with relatively light north-westerly winds, sunny intervals in the morning preceded cloudier skies and a high of nine degrees C. Another juvenile Long-tailed Skua flew north during a seawatch that also featured 62 Wigeon, six Eider, nine Little Gulls, a Puffin and a Sooty Shearwater moving in the same direction. In addition, a Short-eared Owl flew in off the sea; two of the latter also hunted cliff top fields at Thornwick late afternoon. A Merlin frequented the outer head for much of the day, while a Hobby at South Landing was noteably late in the season. Wildfowl interest included eight Whooper Swans (three on stubbles north of Thornwick & five south) and 3000+ Pink-footed Geese that fed on cliff top fields. A first-winter Little Gull that dropped onto Thornwick Pools was unusual. Passerine interest included two Jays, seven Yellow-browed Warblers and two Cetti’s Warbler, one ringed at Thornwick and another at South Landing.
Two Yellow-browed Warblers remained at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a Little Owl and three Whooper Swans were also recorded.
