Mainly overcast, with occasional sunny intervals, a high of 24 degrees C and, importantly, a blustery westerly wind. The latter was responsible for pushing a headline-grabbing juvenile Black Stork onto the headland. Initially photographed moving south-east over the sea at RSPB Bempton Cliffs at 1040hrs, it made landfall at the Fog Station ten minutes later. Despite being elusive for much of the day, it toured various fields (but mainly hidden dips!) east of the village through to the evening. This represents the second record for the headland, following a single in August 2021.
Additional seawatch highlights included six juvenile Mediterranean Gulls, two juvenile Caspian Gulls and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull. A total of 250 Sandwich Terns flew north, while a single Minke Whale added interest. Elsewhere, nine Dunlin dropped onto Thornwick Pools and a Hobby flew west over the village.
