22nd June 2018

Sunny throughout, with a moderate north-north-westerly wind. Seawatching produced three Red-throated Divers, a Sooty Shearwater, 216 Manx Shearwaters, eight Sandwich Terns, a Common Tern, three Arctic Terns, a Bonxie and an Arctic Skua flying north, whilst 25 Common Scoters and another Arctic Skua moved south. Stainforth’s Flash attracted two Dunlin and a Corn Bunting frequented the immediate surrounds of Thornwick Pools. The escaped Canary lingered in gardens in the centre of the village.

West of the Dykes, an additional ten Manx Shearwaters flew north past RSPB Bempton Cliffs mid-afternoon.

Swift, Flamborough, by Don Hustings