After an overnight frost the day was bright and sunny with variable light winds and a maximum temperature of 8C.
The main interest during the morning seawatch were divers with a winter-plumaged Black-throated briefly landing on the sea before continuing north, 18 Red-throated flying south with another north and 35 on the sea. Duck passage was at a low ebb with numbers limited to 2 Eiders north, 3 Common Scoter south and 10 Teal north.
Again, the Hume’s Warblers at Bempton Cliffs and Old Fall remained, the latter joined by a Yellow-browed Warbler. Greenacres still retained a Siberian Chiffchaff though other warbler species were limited t0 8 Common Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap. Siskins were again in evidence with 106 seen across the Headland. A count of 164 Skylarks on the stubble on the northern cliffs was notable.
Arguably, the biggest surprised of the day was an Avocet which appeared at Thornwick Pools and what was presumably the same bird was seen later at South Landing beach.
