The weather consisted of blustery westerly winds, largely overcast skies and temperatures reaching 20 degrees C. A total of 64 Common Scoters flew past the outer head during a seawatch that also featured eight Manx Shearwaters, 20 Sandwich Terns and a Bonxie; a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins lingered off the headland for much of the day. Six Mute Swans remained on Thornwick Lakes, while the nearby Pools attracted single Little Ringed Plover and a Dunlin.
Elsewhere, both the Black-browed Albatross and Red-tailed Shrike continued their prolonged stay at Bempton. A Great White Egret flew north over Sewerby, while details of the Great White Egret that lingered on the outer head two days ago: a juvenile female ringed on 12 May 2022 at Ham Wall in Somerset and, surprisingly, this is the first sighting since then.
