A light onshore wind eventually established after sunny intervals followed a damp start; temperatures reached 12 degrees C. Fifty-three Common Scoters and a Red-throated Diver flew south during a morning seawatch. A lone Brent Goose headed east past Old Fall and a Hobby overflew South Landing. Better still, the year’s second Wood Sandpiper dropped onto Thornwick Pools late afternoon. Passerine migrants were scarce, with a Fieldfare and Spotted Flycatcher the most notable.
A cliff top walk along Hoddy Cows Lane was rewarded with a singing Quail, a male Ring Ouzel and a Wheatear; nearby, a Hobby circled high south-east over Bempton village. The RSPB reserve hosted a single White Wagtail.
