Moderate south-south-easterly winds featured from mid-afternoon; it was a sunny day, with temperatures reaching 15 degrees C. The Daurian Shrike remained at RSPB Bempton Cliffs for its third day. Additional sightings on the reserve included 2500 Pink-footed Geese, a Jack Snipe moving south-west, a Great White Egret that flew west and single Marsh Harrier, Hobby and Merlin. Two Yellow-browed Warblers were still in residence alongside a Reed Warbler, a Whinchat, one Wheatear and three Grey Wagtails.
Elsewhere, the Red-flanked Bluetail entertained at Booted Gully and an elusive Little Bunting made a brief appearance along Old Fall hedge. A Kingfisher and two Jays didn’t make the national headlines, but remain local rarities. Additional migrants included a Siberian Chiffchaff, 13 Yellow-browed Warblers, two Pied Flycatchers, one Red-breasted Flycatcher and a Lapland Bunting.
