A relatively overcast day, with occasional light showers, a moderate westerly wind and temperatures peaking at 22 degrees C. During the morning’s seawatch, a total of 53 Common Scoter flew north, together with the year’s first Red-breasted Merganser, 35 Manx Shearwaters, 24 Sandwich Terns and an Arctic Skua,; five Oystercatchers and a Dunlin moved south. The juvenile Little Ringed Plover remained at Thornwick Pools, whilst 252 Swifts moved west over South Landing and a juvenile Cuckoo frequented the Lighthouse Grassland. Both the Black-browed Albatross and Red-tailed Shrike continued in summer residence at Bempton.
