Tuesday 5th September, 2017

An overcast day with early continuous rain and showers later on a SSW force 2 wind.

Sea-watching from the headland recorded five Wigeon south and seven north, 166 Teal south, four Common Scoter south and 35 north, Marsh Harrier south, three Bar-tailed Godwit south, six Greenshank south, 12 Dunlin south, two Sandwich Tern south and 26 north, 24 Common Tern south and ten north, one Great Skua south and one north and a Pomarine Skua south.

Four Dunlin were at Thornwick Pools where also was a Barn Owl and White Wagtail. One late Swift recorded and 570 Great Black-backed Gull.

West of the Dykes at Bempton, seven Teal, 20 Common Scoter, nine Pintail, Yellow-legged Gull and two Yellow Wagtail all south-east. 

Immature Gannet by Geoff Carr