Certainly the hottest day of the year thus far. Temperatures only fell to 18 Celsius overnight and rose to 25 Celsius often with high hazy cloud. The temperature was undoubtedly much lower than it would otherwise have been without a cooling light to moderate south-easterly sea breeze.
Southbound waders were the main feature of the seawatch with 47 Knot, 25 Sanderling, 204 Dunlin, 148 Redshank and two Whimbrel. A Great Skua and 157 Sandwich Terns were also logged.
The unseasonal Fieldfare was seen again at Oceanview. Fourteen Dunlin, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover and four Yellow Wagtails were present at Thornwick Pools.
Both star birds, the Black-browed Albatross and the Red-tailed Shrike, were present at Bempton Cliffs RSPB supported by a Treecreeper and a Great Spotted Woodpecker which are both unusual for the site. A juvenile Yellow-legged Gull also passed.
