A perfect day to be out and about with very light winds and sunny throughout; temperatures reached 14 degrees C. Wildfowl interest included 1700 Pink-footed Geese over the outer head, a vocal Tundra Bean Goose that flew west and six Whooper Swans. Five Water Rails were in residence, along with nine Snipe and a Mediterranean Gull. A Marsh Harrier also hunted the outer head, as did the late-staying Hobby. Passerine interest included one Cetti’s Warbler, three Yellow-browed Warblers, a Reed Warbler, 63 Redwing, ten Brambling, four Siskin, a Twite and ten Corn Buntings. Better still, the Little Bunting remained on the northern fringe of Thornwick Camp.
Three Whooper Swans flew south-east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a Jack Snipe and two Water Rails were also recorded. Other sightings included a Yellow-browed Warbler, five Redwing, a Brambling and five Siskin. Ten Dunnocks included five birds that flew off high in a north-westerly direction.
