The weather during the morning consisted of overcast skies and increasing winds, whereas strong southerly winds and driving rain featured throughout the afternoon. During the seawatch, the following flew north: 335 Manx Shearwaters, three Balearic Shearwaters, 40 Sooty Shearwaters, 112 Sandwich Terns, 305 Common Terns, two Black Terns, two Pomarine Skuas, a Long-tailed Skua, 26 Bonxies and 14 Arctic Skuas; a Goosander also flew south past the Fog Station. Thornwick Pools attracted two Green Sandpipers during the afternoon rain.
West of the Dykes, sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Little Egret flying north-west, an adult Hobby moving south-east, a juvenile Cuckoo, a Wheatear and six Yellow Wagtails. Records from Buckton included the aforementioned Little Egret, five Willow Warblers, five Sedge Warblers, a Garden Warbler and one Whinchat.
