27th April 2025

A sunny day with a light southerly breeze and a maximum temperature of 18°C.

A Blue Fulmar, two Gadwall and 85 Sandwich Terns were the best of the seawatch. Three Spoonbills flew east over North Landing early evening eventually flying into Bridlington Bay at South Landing. The year’s first Greenshank was at Palmer’s Flash, other waders included three Common Sandpipers, two Whimbrel and a Golden Plover. A Short-eared Owl remained in the North Landing area. Passerine migrants featured seven Fieldfare and a Yellow Wagtail.

Migrants noted at Bempton Cliffs RSPB included a Ring Ouzel, a Yellow Wagtail a Wheatear, and a Golden Plover while a Grasshopper Warbler continued to reel. At Buckton, birds news services reported a Hawfinch in a village garden and a Hooded Crow along Hoddy Cows Lane.

Sand Martins,South Landing (Alan Walkington)