The day featured a light north-westerly wind and sunny intervals after an overcast start. Seawatching produced three Manx Shearwaters, 12 Sandwich Terns and an Arctic Tern all moving north.
Thornwick Pools attracted its first ever Temminck’s Stint, which stayed all day; Tufted Duck and Redshank were also present. A male White Wagtail displayed to a female Pied near the Lighthouse and another White Wagtail visited Thornwick Pools. Nearby a pair of Stonechats fed a brood of juveniles.
Most spectacular of all, 11 Bee-eaters flew south over Bempton Cliffs RSPB at 1104hrs and continued the excellent run; these followed two singles and a party of five birds over the Headland over the last few weeks.
