16 April 2014

The Tawny pipit continued its stay and gave some good views in the sheep field south of Head Farm viewable looking north from the clifftop path.

Tawny Pipit (C Thomas)
Tawny Pipit (C Thomas)

Elsewhere there was a further increase in migrants with 8 Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 White Wagtails, 19 Sand martins, 9 Swallows and a Yellow Wagtail.  A Great Skua was seen feeding on a dead Guillemot off Bempton whilst the Flamborough sea watch included 237 Fulmar north (none south), 3 distant Shags going north (and therefore possibly not local birds), 19 Common Scoter north and 15 south. Terns were also moving with 10 Sandwich and 2 Commons heading north.