Very strong south-westerly/westerly winds gusting to 57mph slowly abated during a day of sunny intervals and a high of 20 degrees C. Single Sooty & Balearic Shearwaters flew south during an afternoon seawatch, while first calendar-year Mediterranean, Yellow-legged and three Caspian Gulls fed offshore before also moving south. Nine Black-tailed Godwits and the year’s first Curlew Sandpiper also moved south. Single Redstart and Spotted Flycatcher were at South Dykes, while nearby South Landing beach attracted 22 Ringed Plovers and a Sanderling.
Buckton Pond hosted a juvenile Garganey and a Wood Sandpiper, with a juvenile Marsh Harrier and five Yellow Wagtails at Bempton village.
