3rd July 2018

After an overcast start to a day of light north-east winds, sunny skies once again prevailed. During the seawatch, 70 Common Scoter, a Red-throated Diver, 23 Manx Shearwaters, 19 Sandwich Terns, two Common Terns, three Arctic Terns and an Arctic Skua flew north, whilst four Teal and an Arctic Skua flew south.

The day’s highlight related to three Bee-eaters that fed briefly over fields at Buckton before heading east mid-afternoon. Elsewhere, an adult Oystercatcher was accompanied by two chicks on the outer head.

Redshank, Thornwick Pools, by Alan Walkington