The weather consisted of moderate southerly winds , sunny intervals with a band of light rain crossing the area mid-afternoon – temperatures increased significantly once the rain had cleared and peaked at 18 degrees C. The undoubted highlight was the discovery of two Red-rumped Swallows over Hartendale early evening; a single that flew west over Oceanview was relocated with a second individual over Hartendale; both then spent 20 minutes feeding over the edge of the village before drifting off west.
Seawatching produced two Shoveler, two Tufted Duck, six Eider, a Bar-tailed Godwit, one Whimbrel, five Knot, 78 Sandwich Terns and six Arctic Terns all flying south. The Water Rail again showed at Thornwick Pools, where Little Ringed Plover and Dunlin were present, whilst a Greenshank dropped onto Stainforth’s Flash and three Snipe remained on the headland. Migrants also included the year’s first Grasshopper Warbler, a Ring Ouzel, 65 Swallows, 35 Sand Martins, 11 House Martins, 17 Willow Warblers, 17 Chiffchaffs, 17 Lesser Whitethroats, five Common Whitethroats, nine Blackcap, 26 Wheatear, one Whinchat, five Yellow Wagtails and a White Wagtail.
West of the Dykes, sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included four Lesser Whitethroats, two Common Whitethroats, four Willow Warblers and a Firecrest; a Bonxie also flew south-east. A Red Kite in the morning eventually departed west over Buckton, where there were also four Lesser Whitethroats, Common Whitethroat and three Wheatears.
