10th September 2015

Light/moderate south-easterly winds and sunshine lasted all day. Seawatching was quieter, with two Red-throated Divers flying south, four Arctic Skuas and six Little Gulls moving north, with another of the latter lingering offshore. An adult Yellow-legged Gull frequented fields near the Lighthouse. Thornwick Pools attracted three Wigeon, ten Teal, six Dunlin and a Snipe and three Ruff remained on the Golf Course.

Passerine migrants included 24 Wheatears, three Whinchat, five Redstarts, six Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Grey Wagtails and two Goldcrests.

Bempton Cliffs RSPB attracted two Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher and two Redstarts.

Pied Flycatcher, Old Fall Hedge, by Alan Walkington
Pied Flycatcher, Old Fall Hedge, by Alan Walkington