18th July 2023

A cloudy day with a maximum temperature of 19°C and a light south-westerly.

The morning seawatch logged 125 Manx Shearwaters, 45 Sandwich Terns, 12 Common Scoter, 2 Eider and a Teal.

Thornwick Pools still held a pair of Little Ringed Plover, now with 3 day old chicks. Also there were a Little Egret, single Common and Green Sandpipers, a Redshank and 12 Dunlin. A juvenile Cuckoo was nearby at Thornwick Nab. Swifts passing South Landing numbered 2658 in an hour during the morning and 2 Little Egrets and an adult Mediterranean Gull passing west in the evening.

A Short-eared Owl and a Cuckoo were the picks of the day at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.

Small Skippers and Soldier Beetles, Thornwick Pools by Andrew Allport