A sea fret early on gave way to sunny skies before cloud increased by the evening; light/moderate south-easterly winds developed by mid-afternoon and temperatures reached 18 degrees C. It was a relatively quiet seawatch, with 43 Common Scoters and 95 Sandwich Terns moving north. The Great White Egret remained at Thornwick Pools early morning and a Red Kite initially seen over Bempton later flew south over the Dykes. A Green Sandpiper overflew the North Cliffs and 17 Arctic Terns moved north past Thornwick Nab late afternoon.
The Black-browed Albatross remained at RSPB Bempton Cliffs until early afternoon but wasn’t seen since; a Short-eared Owl also hunted the grasslands on the reserve.
