Moderate south/south-east winds pegged temperatures to a maximum of 12 degrees C during a largely sunny day. The year’s first Arctic Tern flew north on the seawatch, with a Blue Fulmar south; four Bottlenose Dolphins also headed north.
Passerine migrants included the year’s first two Lesser Whitethroats and three Whinchat (Gorse Field, Bempton, Buckton). Other notable records included two Grasshopper Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, eight Common Whitethroats, the Siberian Chiffchaff, 17 Willow Warblers, 16 Wheatears, a Common Redstart and a Siskin. Although there were no signs of the Black-browed Albatross, RSPB Bempton Cliffs hosted a Ring Ouzel, with another at Buckon, where Marsh Harrier, White Wagtail and 13 Wheatear were also present. Intriguingly, there was a report of a potential Great Spotted Cuckoo in off the sea at Bempton, although the bird couldn’t be relocated.
