7th July 2020

An overcast day, with light rain during the afternoon, light westerly winds and temperatures that reached 15 degrees C. During the morning seawatch, 19 Common Scoters, 212 Manx Shearwaters, eight Sandwich Terns and an Arctic Skua flew north.

Thornwick Pools hosted four Lapwing, a Little Ringed Plover and a Common Sandpiper. A juvenile Wheatear frequented South Landing and a Crossbill overflew nearby Oceanview. Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Tufted Duck, 23 Whimbrel and three Crossbill.

Swallows, Flamborough, by John McLoughlin