18th September 2025

A relatively overcast day, with occasional sunny intervals, a high of 22 degrees C and a light/moderate south-westerly. The morning seawatch was rewarded with a first calendar-year Yellow-legged Gull and a Sooty Shearwater together with 11 Arctic Skuas and a Bonxie. Four skeins of Pink-footed Geese flew south from late afternoon; the two visible flocks c.50 strong each. Elsewhere, a Hobby flew west over Bridlington Links, while passerine migrants included two Wheatears, six Spotted Flycatchers, a Pied Flycatcher, 30 Siskin and two Redpoll.

Notable sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included 31 Pink-footed Geese, a Short-eared Owl, 42 Swifts, 20 Goldcrests, a Whinchat and 15 Siskin.

Kestrel, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Jim Atkinson