The first of the 8 patch ticks for the month were on the 20th May at Hunmanby Gap. A bit of seawatching was rewarded with a
Manx shearwater and a
Puffin, both of which flew north.
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| House martins |
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| Song thrush |
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| Stock dove |
On the 28th I managed to get 6 new species at the Gap that morning. The first tick was two
Shelduck, they sat in a field before flying inland. Then 4
Goosanders flew south, something I didn't expect. Another bird which I did not expect was a
Red-breasted merganser which flew north just a few minutes later. Within seconds of each other an
Arctic tern flew south whilst a
Common scoter flew north. The on the way back to the car a
Rock pipit on the cliffs topped things off, leaving me with 96 species and 115 points. Also present was a
Red-throated diver sitting in the Bay.
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| Goosanders |
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| Red-throated diver |
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| Swift |
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