25th July 2024

Generally overcast, with light south-west winds and a top temperature of 23 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included a Little Tern and a Blue Fulmar moving north, with additional sightings including 109 Common Scoters, five Whimbrel, 282 Sandwich Terns, two Mediterranean Gulls, five Arctic Skuas, a Bonxie, one Red-throated Diver and 27 Manx Shearwaters. A juvenile Mediterranean Gull was recorded at South Landing and seven Whimbrel flew south-east over North Landing.

Elsewhere, a leucistic Kittiwake at RSPB Bempton Cliffs was startling, where a juvenile Cuckoo graced cover next to the visitor centre.

leucistic Kittiwake, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Jo Symon
leucistic Kittiwake, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Jo Symon