22nd July 2024

Generally overcast, with light variable winds and a high of 23 degrees C. Waders were on the move during the morning seawatch including 31 Oystercatchers, 24 Whimbrel, 63 Redshank, 25 Turnstone, 39 Knot, 28 Sanderling and 26 Dunlin all heading south; 14 Whimbrel also flew north. A juvenile Caspian Gull attended a fishing boat, while a juvenile Mediterranean Gull flew north. Three juvenile Cuckoos were present, singles at the Golf Course and Beacon Hill, with the other at Speeton cliff top.

Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included six Whimbrel and a Green Sandpiper flying south-east, a Willow Warbler and a Minke Whale.

Marsh Harrier, outer head, by Brett Richards (21/07)