Tuesday 12th September, 2017

A mainly clear day with some cloud, winds west force 4 to north force 5 and 15c.

A reasonable sea-watch today with two Pink-footed Goose north, three Pintail north, four Eider south, five Common Scoter south and five north, 22 Red-throated Diver south, 25 Fulmar south and 355 north, two Sooty Shearwater south and four north, Little Egret south, 1cy Mediterranean Gull north, two Sandwich Tern south and 117 north, five Common Tern north, five Common/Arctic south and 11 north, 20 Great Skua south, 19 Arctic Skua south, 198 Razorbill south, Swift north and seven Meadow pipit in-off.

Some 20 Manx Shearwater were around the headland, 50 Shag and 34 Cormorants.

Nine Ruff were on the Golf Course and two late Sand Martin through.

West of the Dykes: An Osprey flew from Hunmanby south over Buckton Cliffs and a Hobby west and five Swift at Bempton. At nearby Buckton three Sand Martin, 40 Skylark and 150 Meadow pipit, all west. Buckton also had six Whinchat, four Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, four Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Tit.

Whinchat by Paul Reed