The following summarises only records from our resident birders’ health walks and garden sightings; consequently, it provides a mere snapshot of the true scale of our spring migration.
Sunny throughout, with a light/moderate northerly-easterly wind and temperatures that reached 11 degrees C. A Manx Shearwater flew past the headland in the morning, as did two Tufted Ducks and 14 Sandwich Terns. The day’s highlight related to three Cranes that flew east over North Dykes late morning; after touring the outer head, they headed west and were later seen near Scarborough. Notable records also involved two Avocet, a relatively early Swift, 13 Swallows, two Lesser Whitethroats, a Sedge Warbler, a Ring Ouzel, 19 Wheatears, a Black Redstart and seven Yellow Wagtails. Two Short-eared Owls frequented cliff top grasslands west of the Dykes.
