10th November 2026

Overcast with some brighter spells; light winds from a north-easterly direction and a best of 11 degrees C. It felt like a day of change, with many long-staying migrants seemingly departed under clearer skies. However, a Richard’s Pipit remained in the sheep field south of Head Farm and visible from the coastal path. Nearby, the rocks at Cattlemere hosted 42 Purple Sandpipers. Elsewhere, a Siberian Chiffchaff was ringed at Oceanview, where the Little Bunting was still present. It was a quiet seawatch, although records included 76 Common Scoters and two Little Gulls flying past the Fog Station.

Sparrowhawk, RSPB Bempton Cliffs (Dean Evans)