It was a day of light south-westerly winds, sunny intervals and relatively warm temperatures. During the seawatch, 656 Common Terns flew north and 267 Swallows moved south.
An Osprey flew south over Head Farm early morning, whilst two juvenile and one male Marsh Harrier were in the vicinity of Old Fall later. A Greenshank was on North Marsh and one overflew Head Farm, four Golden Plovers headed over the same area and three Dunlin were at Thornwick. However, the best wader was an Avocet on Thornwick Pools, where a juvenile Cuckoo was also present.
Migrant passerines included a scattering of Willow Warblers and a Whinchat at Thornwick. A Corn Bunting accompanied 150 Linnets near the Lighthouse.
A Minke Whale showed well off Bempton RSPB.
