A light/moderate north-easterly wind brought relatively low temperatures which rose to six degrees C from mid-morning when sunshine prevailed. Seawatching improved, with one Great Crested Grebe, seven Blue Fulmars, two Eider, 354 Herring Gulls, 60 Great Black-backed Gulls, 184 Kittiwakes and two Puffins flying north. However, better still, the first white-winged gull of the year was also recorded, with a juvenile Iceland Gull heading south early morning.
The Red-necked Grebe was still on the sea between South Dykes and Sewerby, with 64 Common Scoter and 12 (nine and three) Shelduck also present; in addition, the pair of Shelduck remained on Thornwick Pools. Late morning, the two Richard’s Pipits were again reported in the field immediately north-east of the chalets at North Landing.
