A sunny day, with a light/moderate north-westerly wind with a switch to lighter easterlies later. In a late summer notably lacking a northerly influence, there was always the potential for an improved seawatch and so it proved. Twelve Teal, three Red-throated Divers, 14 Sooty Shearwaters, 161 Manx Shearwaters, a Balearic Shearwater, one Great Shearwater, a Greenshank, one Little Gull, 55 Sandwich Terns, 100 Common Terns, 1535 Commic Terns, 17 Bonxies, three Pomarine Skuas and 16 Arctic Skuas flew north. In addition, 53 Oystercatchers, six Golden Plovers, 12 Bonxies and 26 Arctic Skuas moved south.
A Little Egret headed over the village, South Landing beach attracted four Ringed Plover, four Sanderling a Bar-tailed Godwit, one Knot and a Whimbrel, whilst a Merlin overflew the nearby ravine. Stainforth’s Flash attracted a Marsh Harrier and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull.
West of the Dykes, three Whimbrel flew over Bempton village, where a Tawny Owl was also present, whilst sightings from the nearby RSPB reserve included nine Golden Plovers over, a Reed Warbler, one Garden Warbler, six Willow Warblers, four Wheatear and 12 Yellow Wagtails.
