2nd August 2023

Heavy rain virtually throughout daylight hours resulted in localised flooding and very challenging conditions; winds backed from the east to the north and gradually strengthened. Two juvenile Caspian Gulls were recorded on the seawatch, which also featured 152 Common Scoters north, two Arctic Terns, a Bonxie and five Arctic Skuas.

A Little Egret visited a garden pond at North Landing, while Thornwick Pools attracted single Oystercatcher, Redshank and Snipe together with five Dunlin.

Willow Warbler, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by Ian Howard (1/08)