Light/moderate south-westerlies persisted throughout the day. An overcast morning was followed a band of early afternoon rain, before sunshine later; it was significantly warmer of late, with temperatures peaking at 14 degrees C.
Seawatching highlights included two Scaup and 109 Sandwich Terns flying south, with a Black-throated Diver and one Manx Shearwater moving north.
Fourteen Whimbrel headed north, whilst nine Purple Sandpiper were below the Fog Station. A creamcrown Marsh Harrier flew west from the Outer Head.
The combination of higher temperatures and the band of rain induced an arrival of migrants, with the standout a Hoopoe that made a brief appearance in gardens along Lighthouse Road early evening. Five Swifts and a Cuckoo were new, with other migrants including 21 Willow Warblers, 38 Wheatear, three Whinchat, one male Redstart, a male Ring Ouzel, a ‘continental’ Song Thrush, nine Yellow Wagtails and a Siskin.
West of the Dykes, a Fieldfare and Grasshopper Warbler were at Buckton. A 3rd calendar-year Iceland Gull flew north past Bempton Cliffs RSPB, with four Yellow Wagtails, 20 Yellowhammer and 55 Corn Buntings also near Bempton.
