The seawatch in sunny conditions and very light east-north-east winds was much quieter. Sightings included just a single Manx Shearwater heading north, 53 Teal and 54 Common Scoter flying north, a Greenshank, seven Bonxies north and four Arctic Skuas moving south. A juvenile Caspian Gull rested on fields adjacent to Old Fall before flying east.
Common Buzzards were on the move, with ten observed over the Outer Headland and another five over Buckton, where there were also two Marsh Harriers. A flock of seven Greenshank overflew the Outer Head, whilst Thornwick Pool hosted single Snipe, Greenshank and Green Sandpiper, and a Knot remained on the flashes near Old Fall.
With the total number of records barely into double-figures at Flamborough, the bird of the day was a Kingfisher at North Marsh, where there was also a juvenile Little Grebe. The Barred Warbler re-appeared within the willows alongside the Golf Course at Selwick’s Bay, whilst a scattering of common migrants included five Pied Flycatchers, four Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher and Garden Warbler.
