A sunny morning before clouding over early afternoon with light rain by evening. the wind was a moderate south-easterly and a maximum temperature of 11°C.
Highlights of the morning seawatch included a Pintail, 33 Common Scoter and 16 Sandwich Terns.
On the Outer Head, yesterday’s Iceland Gull was still present. The range of spring migrants improved with a Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, four Yellow Wagtails, eight Wheatears and numbers of hirundines increased including two House Martins. A Black Redstart was on the Golf Course, a Corn Bunting flew by the lighthouse and twelve Golden Plover were at Old Fall. A drake Pochard was new at Thornwick Pools. Two Brambling were still in the Coastguards area.
At Bempton Cliffs RSPB, single Wheatear and Willow Warbler with five Chiffchaff while a late report from yesterday of a Nuthatch was only the fourth reserve record. Overnight, both Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits and ten flocks of Common Scoter were sound recorded over Bempton village.
A White Wagtail was at Buckton where an escaped Gyr Falcon headed south.
