28th May 2023

Another day of light/moderate northerly winds, generally overcast skies with some brighter intervals and temperatures reaching 14 degrees C. Thirteen Common Scoters, two Sandwich Terns and five Manx Shearwaters were recorded on the seawatch.

A creamcrown Marsh Harrier toured the outer head, where migrants included a 1st-summer male Pied Flycatcher and a single Willow Warbler. Two Gadwall and a Yellow Wagtail were near North Marsh.

Elsewhere, a Hobby flew over Bempton village. Nearby, a Quail sang from fields at Buckton, while a Common Sandpiper frequented the Pond.

Pied Flycatcher, Old Fall, by Craig Thomas