Another generally sunny day, with spells of high cloud, a light south-south-easterly and temperatures peaking at 21 degrees C. The day’s highlight related to a Fin Whale that moved north past the Fog Station at 1005hrs; this represents the fourth record over the last decade. Additional seawatch records included 103 Common Scoters, 21 Manx Shearwaters and eight Sandwich Terns flying north, with an Arctic Tern south. A pod of Bottlenose Dolphins swam south past RSPB Bempton Cliffs heading for the outer head late afternoon, but there were no signs of the albatross. Thornwick Pools attracted a Red-Veined Darter along with five Mute Swans, two Oystercatchers and a Little Ringed Plover. Elsewhere, 70 Swifts moved south past the outer head, with a Cuckoo and two Corn Buntings in the same area.
