1st April 2025

Another sunny day, with south-easterly winds and a temperature peak of 13 degrees C. Thornwick Pools attracted the year’s first Little Ringed Plover and a Bar-tailed Godwit, while the North Marsh area hosted a drake Shoveler and a Little Grebe. Passerine migrants included five White Wagtails near North Marsh and a Willow Warbler at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Sightings south-west of Buckton village included a Whimbrel, three Golden Plovers and a White Wagtail.

Bar-tailed Godwit, Thornwick Pools, by Jo Hood