A sunny day, with moderate south-westerly winds and temperatures that reached 24 degrees C. The highlight of a morning seawatch was a Minke Whale which slowly moved south off the Fog Station. Thornwick Pools attracted a Wigeon, six Dunlin, three Little Ringed Plovers and a juvenile Yellow Wagtail, whilst the South Dykes/South Landing areas hosted 100 Common Scoter and two Mediterranean Gulls.
The day’s most notable sighting related to a Lesser Emperor dragonfly seen at Bempton Cliffs RSPB. Additional records from the reserve included a Little Egret, two Bonxies, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, 393 Swifts flying south-east and one Lesser Redpoll.
