Light/moderate northerly winds featured during the afternoon; there were sunny intervals and a high of 20 degrees C. Predictably seawatching provided the day’s highlight with a Great Shearwater offshore in the morning. Other sightings included 131 Common Scoters, 19 Arctic Terns, 56 Common Terns, 312 Sandwich Terns, three Arctic Skuas, three Sooty Shearwaters and 51 Manx Shearwaters all flying north. A Little Gull and 25 Whimbrel flew south, while two juvenile Caspian Gulls and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull lingered offshore.
Single Marsh Harriers were recorded at Buckton and RSPB Bempton Cliffs, with a Redstart at the latter location. A Hobby hunted over the nearby village.
