12th July 2025

An overcast, misty morning was followed by a brighter afternoon; light onshore winds pegged back temperatures to a high of 20 degrees C. The morning seawatch featured 108 Common Scoters, 28 Arctic Terns and three Mediterranean Gulls. A Minke Whale also fed off the Fog Station, while three of the latter were off RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Additional sightings from the reserve included a Marsh Harrier and two Golden Plovers.

Puffin, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Alan Walkington