26th May 2026

Sunny, with a light northerly wind developing which pegged back temperatures to a high of 22 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included two Gadwall, two Eider, two Arctic Terns, a Common Tern, five Sandwich Terns and 11 Manx Shearwaters. Thornwick Lakes/Pools hosted the Egyptian Goose, two Gadwall, 14 Tufted Ducks and four Little Grebes, while four Mute Swans overflew the village. A hybrid Hooded x Carrion Crow flew north past the lighthouse early morning; single Reed Warbler and Willow Warbler were the only other migrant passerines. Elsewhere, a Hobby dashed through RSPB Bempton Cliffs and a Spoonbill was reported from Buckton.

Puffin, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Alan Walkington