Government guidance states: ‘To ensure people are social distancing, the government has prohibited by law all public gatherings of more than two people’ (gov.uk website, 13th May 2020). When contemplating visiting Flamborough, please reflect upon this guidance. Consider how necessary your visit is to an area popular with tourists, many of whom will be concentrated on the outer head, North or South Landing and along the cliff top path.
Sunny throughout, with a light/moderate south-easterly wind developing during the day; temperatures reached 12 degrees C. During the seawatch, a Red-throated Diver, two Manx Shearwaters, nine Sandwich Terns and a Common Tern flew north; a Bonxie headed in the opposite direction.
Although no sign during the morning, the Brown Shrike re-appeared in the evening. Other notable sightings included a Gadwall, two Teal, a Little Ringed Plover, six Whimbrel, 65 House Martins, two Reed Warblers, four Wheatears, a Yellow Wagtail and two Siskin.
