Sunny throughout, with a moderate south-easterly wind developing and high of 12 degrees C. The first-summer Black-throated Diver remained on a roadside pool along Lighthouse Road where it gave staggeringly good views. However, it was clearly unable to take off given the small size of the waterbody. With the kind permission of the landowner, the diver was caught late morning and successfully released off South Landing.
The spring-like weather rewarded with a sprinkling of migrants on the outer head, including the year’s first Little Ringed Plover, a Goshawk east over the village, one Swallow, a Siberian Chiffchaff at Thornwick, four Blackcap, two Goldcrest, two Fieldfare and two Siskin. The morning’s seawatch produced three Sandwich Terns and three Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying north.
Notable records from RSPB Bempton Cliffs involved a House Martin, 68 Skylark, four Fieldfare, a Wheatear, 379 Linnets, a Siskin and 143 Corn Buntings.
