A day of sunny intervals, light/moderate south-westerly winds and a high of 21 degrees C. Seawatching provided the main focus as befits the last day of the Festival. Two Sooty Shearwaters (south/north) were logged alongside 38 Manx Shearwaters moving south and a Balearic Shearwater heading north. Waders on the rocky shore included 65 Turnstones, three Knot, two Dunlin, a Sanderling and 12 Redshank together with two Little Egrets. Five 1st calendar-year Caspian Gulls were in residence, including a ‘hulking’ fresh juvenile, a first calendar-year Mediterranean Gull flew south, as did 25 Little Gulls. Impressive tern numbers were the most obvious feature once again, with 1722 Common Terns, 132 Sandwich Terns and a noteworthy seven Roseate Terns flying south between 1600-1900hrs. Three Black-tailed Godwits also headed in the same direction.
South Landing hosted 118 Ringed Plovers, 20 Dunlin and seven Sanderling, while six Ringed Plovers and ten Dunlin were on Thornwick Pools and a Black-tailed Godwit was on a pool near North Marsh. Two Mediterranean Gulls rested on the beach between Hartendale and South Dykes, where a lone Crossbill flew east. Two Redstarts were also present on the outer head, along with a scattering of Willow Warblers.
A Marsh Harrier flew through RSPB Bempton Cliffs, while seven Whimbrel went south over the nearby village.
