A cloudy day with a thunderstorm and heavy rain mid-afternoon. The maximum temperature was 18°C and winds light and variable.
Seawatching was lively with highlights of 12 Goosander, 4 Whimbrel, a Green Sandpiper, a Ruff, 762 Common and 206 Sandwich Terns, 82 Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, six Arctic Skuas, A Bonxie, two Sooty and 21 Manx Shearwaters all passing with two Roseate Terns, five Black Terns and a juvenile Caspian Gull feeding offshore.
The Cetti’s Warbler at Thornwick Pools is still singing intermittently. The flock of Yellow Wagtails at Water Lane continues to grow with 25 present and a juvenile Cuckoo was on the Outer Head. Falcon activity included a Merlin at North Dykes and a Hobby at High Holme. Two Shoveler were at Thornwick Pools where there was also a Water Rail and a Little Egret.
A Short-eared Owl was at Bempton Cliffs where there was two Wheatear and a Spotted Flycatcher.
