Overcast conditions and a light south-easterly wind strengthened during the day. Seawatch highlights included a Balearic Shearwater, five Sooty Shearwaters, 267 Manx Shearwaters and three juvenile Long-tailed Skuas all north, juvenile Mediterranean and Yellow-legged Gulls, one Little Gull and 248 Common Terns moving north. Later in the day, an adult Yellow-legged Gull was joined by a juvenile on a field near the lighthouse.
The amazing run of Caspian Gull records also continued, with two new juveniles seen during the day; a bird sporting a green ring on fields near the Lighthouse and a single on the beach at Sewerby that later flew towards South Dykes.
Yesterday’s Barred Warbler was joined by a second bird in the Selwick’s Bay area this morning, before one flew towards the Coastguard Cottage gardens. Other migrants included a Garden Warbler in the same area, whilst five Ruff, two Knot, two Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper were noted on the Outer Head. In addition, the juvenile Greenshank remained at Thornwick Pool, where single Snipe, Grey Heron and Grey Wagtail were also present. A Hobby also flew over Bempton RSPB.
