5th October 2022

Generally overcast, with a belt of rain crossing the headland in the middle of the day; winds were from the south-west and temperatures briefly reached 18 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included a Great Northern Diver, one Grey Plover, a Mediterranean Gull and five Bottlenose Dolphins moving south. Thornwick Lakes hosted a Goldeneye, one Little Grebe and a Mediterranean Gull. The weather conditions proved challenging for searching for passerines, although a Ring Ouzel remained at Oceanview and two Yellow-browed Warblers were at South Landing. A late Swift flew south, with presumably the same individual initially at RSPB Bempton Cliffs and subsequently South Dykes.

Sanderling, South Landing, by Rob Little