In searing heat and unbroken sunshine that wasn't at all conducive to spending long in the field today's rewards were scant.
Willow Warblers just about scraped into double figures once again at the Bill, where 5
Wheatears, a
Yellow-legged Gull, a
Ringed Plover and a
Whimbrel were also knocking about. A
Manx Shearwater passed by during what little seawatching was undertaken. A huge and widespread hatch of flying ants attracted large numbers of gulls into the sky, with the majority of the 600 or so smaller gulls visible from Ferrybridge during the evening being
Mediterranean Gulls.
A little bit of moth movement was evident overnight, with the catch at the Obs including both
Diamond-back and
Silver Y getting into the 20s and minor oddities such as 6
Rusty Acorn Piercer and 4
Olive-tree Pearl amongst the rest of the catch.
A few Med Gulls like this one even joined the Herring Gulls hawking ants over the Obs although far larger numbers were over Hamm Beach, the Beach Road and Lower Wyke © Martin Cade:
