2nd May 2025

Another day of constant sunshine but the moderate wind, now turned northerly, resulted it feeling cooler with maximum temperature of 14°C.

Seawatching produced a tally of two Gadwall, 17 Common Scoter, 26 Sandwich Terns, two Red-throated Divers and a Manx Shearwater. Waders on the Outer Head included single Ringed and Golden Plovers and three Whimbrel. A Cetti’s Warbler remained on Flamborough Road west of Danes Dyke. Three White and two Yellow Wagtails as well as a Wheatear were present on the Outer Head.

Two Short-eared Owls were still present at Bempton Cliffs RSPB while two Common Sandpipers and a Yellow Wagtail were at Buckton Pond.

House Martin, Thornwick Pools (Andrew Allport)