27th August 2017

Another sunny day, with light southerly winds. Seawatching highlights included: a Great Crested Grebe flying south, a Balearic Shearwater moving north, 30 Redshank south, and 670 Common Terns, eight Arctic Terns, 30 Sandwich Terns and a juvenile Little Tern all flying north. During the evening, 400 Little Gulls were offshore, whilst six Arctic Skuas flew south and five Bonxies went north.

Small numbers of passerine migrants included a Pied Flycatcher on the outer head and two Grey Wagtails flying south.

Sightings from Buckton included a Marsh Harrier, 38 Lapwings flying west, a Whinchat, the Willow Tit and 12 Rock Pipits. Bempton Cliffs RSPB attracted a Pied Flycatcher.

Grey Heron, Flamborough village, by Mike Smith
Whinchat, Buckton, by Paul Reed