10th July 2017

After a bright start, cloud built and showers then featured for the rest of the day. Thornwick Pools attracted a Grey Heron, the lone summering Wigeon, eight Dunlin, two Oystercatchers and a Little Ringed Plover. An influx of Swifts was a feature, as feeding groups moved onto the headland ahead a shower cloud: 270 were present over Flamborough village, with an additional 300 at Bempton. Records from the latter location included 120 Common Scoter moving north and a Bonxie offshore.

Non-avian interest was headlined by a Red-veined Darter at Thornwick Pools.

Oystercatcher, Thornwick Pools, by Craig Thomas
Comma, Bempton Cliffs RSPB, by Andy Hood