A day of light south-westerly winds and generally overcast, with occasional sunny intervals.
Six Whooper Swans flew south over Old Fall, while three flocks of Pink-footed Geese totalled 153 birds; a Velvet Scoter rested on the sea off Booted Gully and a Long-tailed Duck did likewise below the Golf Course. During the morning, a Short-eared Owl hunted the outer head. The discovery of a Radde’s Warbler in the Lighthouse Grassland mid-morning provided the day’s highlight – it showed sporadically until late afternoon. Additional passerine interest included a Woodlark south over Greenacres, 81 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, a Firecrest, 18 Goldcrests, one Yellow-browed Warbler (South Dykes), three Siberian Chiffchaffs, five Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, the long-staying male Red-breasted Flycatcher, 33 Siskin, two Brambling and a Lapland Bunting.
Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included 80 Pink-footed Geese south, two Short-eared Owls, a Siberian Chiffchaff and four Stonechat.
