The weather consisted of gale force northerly winds, prolonged heavy showers of sleet/rain and temperatures of four degrees C. Once again, seawatching proved productive, with 305 Wigeon, 120 Teal, 16 Mallard, three Pintail, eight Scaup, six Red-breasted Mergansers, a Long-tailed Duck and six Goldeneye flying north. Ten Barnacle Geese and three Great Northern Divers flew south into Bridlington Bay, with two of the latter pitching down off South Landing, where a Red-necked Grebe also flew in from the south. A Storm Petrel, six Sooty Shearwaters, 40 Manx Shearwaters and a Grey Phalarope headed north, whilst 12 Bonxies flew south. A total of 26 Pomarine Skuas were noted during the day, with 15 birds flying south and 14 north. Best of all, a Black Guillemot flew north past the Fog Station, with 17 Little Auks heading in the same direction. Four Short-eared Owls flew in off the sea, along with 675 Starlings.
Bridlington Bay also sheltered two pale-bellied Brent Geese, six dark-bellied Brent Geese, two Velvet Scoter, a female Long-tailed Duck, two Red-breasted Mergansers, four Mediterranean Gulls and ten Little Gulls.
South Landing attracted four Woodcock, ten Hooded Crows (including a flock nine strong), a Ring Ouzel, 200 Blackbirds and 20 Brambling, whilst a Short-eared Owl, Chiffchaff and Brambling were seen on nearby Church Lane. An additional Woodcock and a Long-eared Owl were present in the Bay Brambles.
West of the Dykes, sightings from Buckton included two Brent Geese, ten Manx and a Sooty Shearwater, ten Pomarine Skuas and three Woodcock.
