A cool, showery day with a moderate northerly wind and maximum of 12 degrees C. The day’s highlight was the discovery of a Stone Curlew in a field near Highcliffe Manor, South Landing. Present from mid-morning, it unfortunately flew west mid-afternoon and wasn’t relocated.
Other sightings included an Arctic Skua, four Manx Shearwaters and two Red-throated Divers on the morning seawatch. Thornwick Pools attracted a Gadwall, the male Pintail and a Common Sandpiper. Elsewhere, the male Black Redstart remained in residence near the Lighthouse and a Hooded Crow flew south over the Lighthouse Grassland. A creamcrown Marsh Harrier that flew north-west represented the most noteworthy record from RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
