17th April 2018

An overcast day, with a moderate/strong south-westerly wind and temperatures that reached 15 degrees C. During the seawatch, two Tufted Duck, two Grey Herons and a Bar-tailed Godwit moved south, whilst three Sandwich Terns also flew past the Fog Station.

A couple of Pink-footed Geese remained with the Greylag flock, with single figures of Swallow, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap logged, together with two Wheatears and a Lesser Whitethroat. In addition, there were four Siskin, a Redpoll and five Brambling.

Three Siskins also fed on a feeder at Bempton.

Shelduck, Thornwick Pools, by Mike Smith
Black Oil Beetle (female), Flamborough, by Andrew Allport