24th July 2025

A mainly cloudy day with a moderate northerly breeze and a maximum temperature of 20°C.

Waders were on the move past the Fog Station with 160 Oystercatchers and 68 Whimbrel along with single Golden Plover, Knot and Dunlin. Terns included 287 Arctic and 8 Common while two juvenile Caspian Gulls,a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, two Arctic Skua, 776 Puffins and 99 Manx Shearwaters were also logged.

Thornwick Pools hosted a Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin and Snipe. Three more Whimbrel were at South Landing and a Common Sandpiper near Sewerby. A juvenile Cuckoo was at South Dykes.

Another 41 Whimbrel passed by Bempton Cliffs RSPB where a Bonxie was offshore. A Marsh Harrier quartered fields at Speeton.

Dunlin, South Landing (Alan Walkington)