21st October 2017

Strong southerly winds strengthened during the day, with heavy rain arriving in the afternoon. During the seawatch, a dark-bellied Brent Goose, eight Eider and a Goosander flew north, six Velvet Scoters headed south, a Little Egret, two Little Gulls and a Mediterranean Gull flew north and a pale morph juvenile Long-tailed Skua went south.

Passerine interest included two Ring Ouzels and two Yellow-browed Warblers.

West of the Dykes, sightings from Bempton Cliffs RSPB included one Pintail, a Water Rail, one Woodcock, a Swallow, two Ring Ouzels and four Brambling. Buckton hosted a Ring Ouzel and one Wheatear.

Brambling, Bempton Cliffs RSPB, by Alan Walkington