1st May 2025

Another day of light winds and sunny skies, the afternoon temperature peaked at 18°C.

Two Ruff, three Ringed Plover and a Dunlin were at Palmer’s Flash and a Greenshank and two Whimbrel flew north. A Cuckoo heard at North Dykes was the first of the year. Passerine migrants on the Outer Head included four Yellow Wagtails, a Wheatear and a Garden Warbler.

A Bee-eater flew south at Buckton Village. A single Marsh Harrier and Short-eared Owl were at Bempton Cliffs RSPB where five Barnacle Geese flew north-west.

Whitethroat, Bempton Cliffs RSPB (Ian Howard)