A bright day, with a moderate/strong west-south-westerly wind and temperatures that reached 13 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included two Shoveler flying south and a pod of 15 Bottlenose Dolphins. The day’s highlight was an early morning Woodlark at the Lighthouse Grassland; after singing briefly, it wasn’t seen after 0800hrs. A Barnacle Goose in off the sea later joined the Greylag flock, while raptor interest included a Marsh Harrier south over the Dykes, along with 15 Common Buzzard. A Water Rail remained near the Lighthouse, as did three Woodcock, whilst Thornwick Pools attracted 15 Snipe. Large gulls headed west over the headland, with totals of 110 Great Black-backed Gulls, 520 Herring Gulls and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Passerine migrants included nine Chiffchaffs, the long-staying Siberian Chiffchaff, 24 Redwing, a second-calendar year male Black Redstart and 22 Siskin. Elsewhere, a Red Kite flew south-east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs and 20 Lapland Buntings remained at Buckton; a Nuthatch frequented Sewerby Gardens.
