30th October 2019

The weather consisted of moderate easterly winds, sunny intervals and occasional light showers. During the seawatch, a dark-bellied Brent Goose, 71 Eider (including a flock of 23 birds moving over Old Fall), two Velvet Scoters, 144 Common Scoters, one Long-tailed Duck, a Red-necked Grebe and 25 Little Auks flew north; single Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver and Little Auk headed south. 

Two Great White Egrets that flew south over North Landing at 1340hrs landed briefly at Head Farm, before they then flew off south over Bridlington Bay. A ringtail Hen Harrier was also watched coming in off the sea at the Seawatch Observatory carrying prey early afternoon. Additional migrants included four Woodcock, a Jack Snipe, 110 Blackbird, 30 Redwing, 87 Fieldfare, two Mistle Thrush, 25 Goldcrest, a Siberian Chiffchaff, 14 Chiffchaff, two Lesser Whitethroats, five Blackcap, a Common Redstart, 13 Siskin, a Twite and ten Brambling, together with Snow Bunting and Lapland Bunting.

Lesser Whitethroat, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, by John Harwood (29/10)