17th May 2023

A cloudy morning was followed by a mainly sunny afternoon with a moderate south-easterly and a maximum temperature of 13°C.

Seventeen Common Scoter, six Manx Shearwaters, fifteen Sandwich and a single Arctic Tern headlined on the morning seawatch.

Again, passerine migration was limited although yesterday’s female Red-backed Shrike remained at Thornwick Pools. A pair of Gadwall and a pair of Tufted Duck were at the same site. A Turtle Dove visited a village garden.

Birds noted at Bempton Cliffs RSPB included a Quail, a Reed Warbler and five Sedge Warblers.

Bar-tailed Godwit, South Landing by Alan Walkington