A relatively bright day, with light/moderate northerly winds and a high of 22 degrees C. Seawatching was rewarded with the year’s first Black Tern, 1528 Common Terns flying north along with 14 Arctic Terns, 227 Sandwich Terns, two Little Gulls, two Mediterranean Gulls, two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and two Sooty Shearwaters.
Four Little Egrets flew south over the outer head (single & flock of three), a Merlin lingered at South Landing and two Cuckoos were in residence. A Whinchat at North Marsh was the best of the rest. RSPB Bempton Cliffs attracted three Whinchat and two Wheatear, with a Minke Whale offshore.
