A busy day with several observers putting the leg work in to cover the area producing some good counts of migrants and a few added extras. A Blue headed Wagtail amongst Yellows in the sheep field on the Outer Head and a Black Redstart in an Outer Head garden were nice finds. Counts for the headland included a total of 29 Wheatears, 19 Yellow Wagtails (plus three “in off” on the seawatch), 19 Sand Martins, 2 Ring Ouzel (1 Old Fall, 1 Cattlemere) and a Cuckoo calling early on. Thornwick Pool had a Common Sandpiper, a White Wagtail and 2 Sedge Warblers.
The seawatch included 2 different Blue Fulmars (one north, one south), a total of 132 Sandwich Terns south, 15 Common Scoter and 9 Tufted Ducks also south and a Manx Shearwater north. Two Whimbrel flew south and another north.
Away from the Outer Head there were 5 Little Egrets flying north at Bempton along with 5 Whimbrel also north. Buckton added a Long-eared Owl, a female Marsh Harrier (flying south east), single Grasshopper Warbler, Redwing, White Wagtail and Great-spotted Woodpecker and a total of 5 House Martins and 9 Yellow Wagtails. Singing Corn Buntings were again in evidence around Bempton.
