During the morning the wind was a westerly F2 but veered to a south-easterly F4 by late afternoon. Overcast with occasional broken cloud by midday, temperature reaching 17C.
The morning seawatch continued in yesterday’s vein, with plenty happening to keep one’s interest going. The main highlights during the morning session included a Cory’s Shearwater heading south at 09:25 while 3 Balearic Shearwaters slowly flew north, joining feeding flocks of Kittiwakes as they progressed. Single Long-tailed and Pomarine Skuas and a Roseate Tern were also offshore. The evening session was generally much quieter but still managed to log the Black-browed Albatross heading south at 17:25. Also noted were respectable day totals for Sooty Shearwater (15), Manx Shearwater (229), Common Scoter (117), Arctic Skua (11) and Bonxie(15). A Minke Whale was offshore again.
Thornwick Pool still held 2 Green Sandpipers along with a Greenshank and a Dunlin while another Greenshank was seen over North Dykes. A juvenile Cuckoo was at South Dykes and a Grey Wagtail at Hartendale.
There was also a focus on the sea at Bempton Cliffs which was rewarded with a single Balearic Shearwater along with 4 Sooty and 8 Manx. A Pomarine, 4 Arctic Skuas and a Bonxie were also present. There was a suggestion of migrant passage with 4 Yellow Wagtails and a Sedge Warbler. Surprisingly, a Quail sang mid-afternoon near Staple Newk. Finally, the Black-browed Albatross had returned to Staple Newk late evening.
