The weather consisted of moderate south-westerly winds, sunny intervals and a band showers in the afternoon, while temperatures peaked at 18 degrees C. The latter half of June can turn up long distance vagrants and, whilst the outer head slumbers due to a lack of coverage, RSPB Bempton Cliffs delivered the goods when an adult Turkestan Shrike made landfall on the cliff top at Staple mid-afternoon. Unfortunately, it soon headed inland and there were no further signs. Nearby, the Black-browed Albatross proved more co-operative.
Seawatching on the outer head produced four Teal, a Red-throated Diver, four Manx Shearwaters, a Whimbrel, two Mediterranean Gulls, six Sandwich Terns, an Arctic Tern and an Arctic Skua. Elsewhere, one Black-tailed Godwit dropped onto Thornwick Pools, a Hobby hunted the skies above South Dykes, while a Cuckoo frequented nearby South Landing.
