A relatively cloudy day, with a moderate northerly wind developing and temperatures reaching 19 degrees C. Frustratingly a large shearwater that flew south during the morning evaded identification. More certain were four Sooty Shearwaters north, 30 Teal, 431 Oystercatchers south, 148 Sandwich Terns north, 13 Arctic Terns north and a Pomarine Skua south. Thornwick Pools attracted a Ruff, six Green Sandpipers, two Greenshank, seven Dunlin, a Snipe and a Ringed Plover; a Grey Plover overflew North Dykes, where seven Whimbrel flew south and a Red Kite was also recorded. Passerine migrants included a Common Redstart, two Pied Flycatchers and 14 Yellow Wagtails. Elsewhere, the Red-tailed Shrike continued its residence at Bempton, where it has almost completed its moult.
