11th May 2017

A day of south-east winds and sunny intervals. Seawatching was rewarded with a pair of Garganey flying north, with 39 Sandwich and four Arctic Terns heading south.

Thornwick Pools attracted three Little Ringed Plovers, four Ringed Plovers and three Dunlin. Three female Dotterel on the Golf Course early morning were the best sighting of the day; a Blue-headed Wagtail also frequented the same area. Additional sightings included a Goldcrest, two Redstarts, a Whinchat, a Fieldfare and one Tree Pipit.

West of the Dykes, a Ring Ouzel and 15 Corn Buntings were noted at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.

Puffins, North Dykes, by Don Hustings
Redstart, Old Fall, by Brett Richards