Friday 6th August

A Balearic Shearwater was spotted off Long Nab this morning, while other highlights there included 86 Teal, 400 Common Scoter, 2 Eider, 11 Whimbrel, 3 Snipe, 424 Swifts and 87 Sand Martins heading south. There was a feeding frenzy of Gannets off the harbour mouth, and at least 50 Swifts were in one group over Station Road, Scalby. A Dunlin was at Johnson's Marsh, and 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls were on the sea of Scalby Nab this evening.