The weather consisted of light, variable winds; there were only occasional sunny intervals and temperatures peaked at 12 degrees C. Thirty-three Sandwich Terns were logged on an otherwise quiet morning seawatch. In addition, a Great Northern Diver moulting into summer plumage was off the South Cliffs, while the juvenile Iceland Gull re-appeared: briefly settling on newly ploughed ground along North Marine Road.
The three Cranes spent much of the day on fields near North Marsh, where four Shelduck, three Teal and a Wigeon were also present. A lone Whimbrel flew north over the Gorse Field, while Common Swifts (4) made a welcome return. Passerine migrants included three Common Redstarts, five Wheatears, a marked increase in the number of Common Whitethroats, 80 Fieldfares, a Tree Pipit and 18 Yellow Wagtails.
RSPB Bempton Cliffs attracted four Willow Warblers (two showing characteristics of ‘acredula’), two Sedge Warblers, a Tree Pipit, five Yellow Wagtails, a ‘continental’ Stonechat, a Wheatear and a Whinchat.
