Government guidance states: ‘To ensure people are social distancing, the government has prohibited by law all public gatherings of more than two people’ (gov.uk website, 13th May 2020). When contemplating visiting Flamborough, please reflect upon this guidance. Consider how necessary your visit is to an area popular with tourists, many of whom will be concentrated on the outer head, North or South Landing and along the cliff top path.
The weather consisted of prolonged sunny intervals, light/moderate south-west winds and temperatures that reached 19 degrees C. During the morning seawatch, five Manx Shearwater flew north, with a Shelduck, four Tufted Ducks, two Red-throated Divers, 26 Sandwich Terns and two Common Terns flying south. Six drake Eider rested on the sea off Beacon Hill.
Two stints provided the day’s highlight: with both Temminck’s Stint and Little Stint stopping off at freshwater sites. Other wetland species included an Egyptian Goose, two Teal, a Wigeon, seven Ringed Plover, a Little Ringed Plover, one Redshank and nine Dunlin. A Red Kite overflew the village, whilst no fewer than three Hobbies were present. Other notable records included a pair of Grasshopper Warblers together, two migrant Reed Warblers (in addition to at least six singing males holding territory), three Spotted Flycatchers, six Wheatear, the Black Redstart, a Grey Wagtail, three Yellow Wagtails, a Siskin and two Corn Buntings.
