Overcast, with relatively light winds, variable in direction, and a high of 14 degrees C. A Great Northern Diver flew south during a seawatch that also featured two Shoveler, four Gadwall, 68 Wigeon, 322 Teal, ten Eider, 26 Golden Plover, eight Lapwing, 54 Knot, 34 Dunlin and a Little Gull.
A record-breaking five Great White Egrets flew south; three over the outer head at 1050hrs and two over the sea off Thornwick at 1600hrs. Continuing the long-legged theme, two Glossy Ibis toured the headland from 1550-1605hrs. Four Whooper Swans remained on fields alongside North Dykes, while a drake Mandarin dropped onto Thornwick Lakes.
Notable wader records involved an additional 44 Lapwing, five Woodcock and a Bar-tailed Godwit. Passerine interest included two Swallows, Cetti’s Warbler (Thornwick Fishing Lake), three Yellow-browed Warblers (Old Fall/South Landing), a Willow Warbler, one Lesser Whitethroat, at least one Firecrest (Bowling Green/South Landing), two Siberian Chiffchaffs (Needles Plantation/Old Fall), a Black Redstart (Hartendale), one Wheatear and a single Twite.
Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included single Woodcock, Merlin and a first-winter Caspian Gull, two Grey Plovers and two Ring Ouzels. In addition, a Yellow-browed Warbler visited Bempton village, while Jack Snipe and Woodcock were along Cliff Lane.
