A cloudy start to the day, but becoming brighter and the temperature rising to 15c. Seawatch observations included 16 Whooper Swan on the sea at 1025hrs which left north five minutes later, two female-type Goosander, 21 Red-throated Diver, 74 Puffin and two Chaffinch in-off; also present were nine Oystercatcher and 80 Common Gull.
Other parts of the headland had a reasonable mix of species with three Whooper Swan north over the village, 31 Teal, five Woodcock, an Avocet at Thornwick Pools, five Buzzard, five Great Spotted Woodpecker, seven Wheatear, two White Wagtail, a Nuthatch, Hooded Crow at Beacon Hill, nine Redwing, 11 Chiffchaff, 15 Bullfinch and a Brambling.
Further north at Bempton there were Short-eared Owl, nine Wheatear, three White Wagtail, two Chiffchaff, 120 Linnet, 85 Corn Bunting, whilst nearby, there were 19 Whooper Swan in a field north of Buckton Manor.
