A day of sunny intervals, relatively light south-west winds and a high of 13 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included two Whooper Swans flying south, two Great Northern Divers and two Arctic Terns. Another Great Northern Diver flew south over Lighthouse Road, while a Merlin continued to hunt the outer head.
A Kingfisher made a brief appearance at Thornwick Pools; four Water Rails and three Cetti’s Warblers were also in the Thornwick area. It was apparent a small arrival of passerines had made landfall, further illustrated by birds heading west at dusk. Totals included two Swallows, 250 Starling (west), 28 Redwing, 330 Fieldfare, one Brambling, six Siskin and a Snow Bunting.
Twenty Whooper Swans and 50 Golden Plovers flew south over Bempton, while a Swallow overflew the reserve. Additional records from the village involved 27 Grey Partridge, a Merlin, five Goldcrests, eight Fieldfare and two Redpoll.
