The weather comprised light south-westerly winds and sunshine. Seawatching produced four Brent Geese flying north, at least one of which was a Pale-bellied Goose, five Red-throated Divers south, five Sooty Shearwaters, 34 Manx Shearwaters and a Balearic Shearwater all north, 64 Common Terns, three Bonxies and 12 Arctic Skuas.
Thornwick Pools hosted a Wigeon, five Teal, nine Dunlin, a Little Stint (different to yesterday’s bird), one Ruff, three Green Sandpipers and a Ringed Plover. Two Greenshanks also flew over the headland. Raptor interest was provided by a Hobby at Thornwick, a Marsh Harrier and two Sparrowhawks in off the sea at North Landing, along with two Common Buzzards. Migrants included a Swift, two Reed Warblers, two Garden Warblers, two Pied Flycatchers, a Tree Pipit, five Whinchat, a Redstart and four Wheatear.
West of the Dykes, Buckton attracted a Greenshank, a Marsh Harrier, two Common Buzzards, a Short-eared Owl, a Reed Warbler, three Spotted Flycatchers, five Whinchat and three Yellow Wagtails. There were also 25 Ringed Plovers on Sewerby beach.
