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Waders were on the move at coastal watch points early in the month with Wood Sandpiper at Flamborough, Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit and Greenshank at Filey and best of all a soon to be long-staying White-rumped Sandpiper at Beacon Ponds, Spurn.
August is a great month for spotting cetaceans such as Minke Whales. Several have recently been seen from Staithes, along with White-Beaked and Bottle-nosed Dolphins.
With insects suffering from the cold weather eyes were trained on coastal watch points as a steady trickle of rare birds kept birders on their toes. It was a great start to the month in the Spurn area on the 1st with American Wigeon, Red-necked Phalarope and two Little Stint.
Along the coast, watch for Peregrine Falcons, which are thriving this year. The pair at Scarborough Castle currently has three young in the nest!
After a relatively mild April, May 2015 will be remembered for the unseasonably cool conditions. A north-westerly airflow over the UK dominated the first half of the month. The Met Office recorded May as the coldest since 1996. Temperatures in Leeds only reached 16-18° on two dates.
