A light north wind, with misty conditions and occasional thick fog. Seawatching produced a Cory’s Shearwater flying north at 0918hrs, together with four Sooty Shearwaters, two dark-bellied Brent Geese, a first calendar-year Mediterranean Gull and 123 Little Gulls also heading north.
A juvenile dark-morph Honey Buzzard appeared over the headland on several occasions, ranging between the Whelkie Wynds and the Outer Head, with a Hobby also present. Eight Ruff toured the area, whilst a Jack Snipe overflew the Gorse Field.
Two Red-breasted Flycatchers were present (including one in the Gorse Field), together with two Yellow-browed Warblers (Bay Brambles and Old Fall) and a Barred Warbler (Old Fall Steps). Migrant totals included six Tree Pipits (including one at Bempton), 19 Redstarts (including two at Bempton), 11 Whinchats, 21 Garden Warblers, four Pied and two Spotted Flycatcher and three Brambling.
However, Bempton recorded the day’s highlight, with a Little Bunting discovered along the cliffs during the morning, whilst the Red-breasted Flycatcher remained in residence.
