Another day of moderate/strong south-westerly winds, sunny intervals, but importantly temperatures reaching 16 degrees C by early afternoon. A Sandwich Tern flew north during the seawatch, with a Lesser Black-backed Gull heading in the opposite direction; 21 Purple Sandpipers remained on rocks below the Fog Station and several Bottlenose Dolphins swam north past Thornwick Nab early evening.
A pale-bellied Brent Goose dropped onto Thornwick Pools, while the lone Pink-footed Goose lingered on nearby fields. Migrant passerines included six Sand Martins, 15 Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest, two Redwing and four Wheatears. RSPB Bempton Cliffs attracted a Sand Martin and the headland’s first House Martin of the year.
