Moderate south-westerly winds and occasional sunny spells yielded another good day for scarce larids with both juvenile Caspian Gull and Mediterranean Gull south past the Fog Station during the morning. A further 2 Med Gulls were at South Landing. Other seawatching highlights included single Red-throated Diver and Whimbrel, whilst tern passage included 70 Sandwich, 3 Common and 2 Arctic.
Counts from the outer headland included single Spotted Flycatcher and Whinchat, 14 Swift, 25 Willow Warbler, Tree Pipit and a Pied Flycatcher, the latter around the car park at South Landing. Stainforth’s Flash held an impressive total of 19 Dunlin, whilst a Green Sandpiper was logged at South Landing. The Pied Crow remained in the Thornwick area.
The Bempton and Buckton area held Marsh Harrier (trapped and ringed), 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 23 Willow Warbler, 12 Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, Wheatear and 4 Swift. A Black Darter dragonfly at RSPB Bempton Cliffs represented the first record for the site.
