23rd June 2019

An overcast day, with a light/moderate easterly wind and temperatures that reached 16 degrees C. During the seawatch, 279 Common Scoters, a Red-throated Diver, 39 Manx Shearwaters and 11 Black-tailed Godwits flew south. Thornwick Pools hosted single Teal and Tufted Duck, two Little Ringed Plovers, two Avocets, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Redshank. In addition, a Cuckoo flew over nearby fields.

The two Avocets had earlier flown south over RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a Hobby and a Reed Warbler were present.

Barn Owl, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Alan Walkington
Black-tailed Godwit, Thornwick Pools, by Steve Meredith
South Landing, by June & Malcolm Fox