13th June 2022

Moderate/strong westerly winds, sunny intervals and highs of 18 degrees C unusually resulted in the year’s first significant movement of shearwaters, with 327 Manx heading north during the morning; 15 Sandwich Terns and two Common Terns were also recorded during the same seawatch. A White Wagtail at North Dykes was a late record, while nearby, the Black-browed Albatross continued to frequent the cliffs at Staple, Bempton.

Yellowhammer, South Landing, by Don Hustings