Overcast throughout, with a moderate/strong northerly wind, light rain showers and temperatures again disappointing, peaking at 15 degrees C. Seawatching was the order of the day once again, with the Black-browed Albatross flying north close past the Seawatch Observatory at 0706hrs before it returned to RSPB Bempton Cliffs. The year’s first Great Shearwater also flew north at 0736hrs. Other sightings included seven Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 73 Teal, two Velvet Scoters, 181 Common Scoters, 53 Sooty Shearwaters, 39 Manx Shearwaters and two Balearic Shearwaters all northbound. Five Little Gulls flew north, seven juvenile Long-tailed Skuas were logged (six north, one south), whilst 32 Bonxies and 12 Arctic Skuas moved north; with 14 of the latter south.
A total of 49 Dunlin represented an appreciable arrival by local standards, with 22 at Thornwick Pools and 27 at South Landing, where there were also two Bar-tailed Godwits. A small fall of Pied Flycatchers included five on the outer head, four at RSPB Bempton Cliffs and three at Buckton; Spotted Flycatchers appeared at South Landing and Buckton, with a Redstart at the latter location.
