On 2nd June 2021 Lee Johnson wrote:
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'Another Marsh Warbler made landfall, with a singing male located in thick umbellifer cover immediately next to the lighthouse mid-morning and remained in situ until the evening. Quite how many Bee-eaters visited the headland during the day was difficult to determine: one flew north-west over RSPB Bempton Cliffs at 0640hrs and a single called twice heading south over the Lighthouse at 1130hrs. Three Mute Swans flew north low over Thornwick, whilst a Hobby flew north over Hartendale early afternoon. Otherwise migrant passerines were decidedly scarce, with a Chiffchaff, one Garden Warbler, a female Black Redstart, one Grey Wagtail, a White Wagtail and two Siskins on the outer head. The Avocet remained at Thornwick Pools, whilst four Dunlin and five Ringed Plover also visited the remaining freshwater.....'
Curtesy of Lee Johnson