An overcast day, with a moderate west-south-westerly wind and temperatures that peaked at ten degrees C. Large numbers of birds fed off the Seawatch Observatory during the morning, including 650 Gannets, 155 Cormorants and tens of thousands of Guillemots; 168 Razorbills were also recorded.
The day’s highlight was a Grey Phalarope that was located on Thornwick Pools mid-afternoon; a first for the site and certainly a major surprise, it was still present at dusk. Other notable sightings included two Mute Swans (North Marsh), the Russian White-fronted Goose, three Pink-footed Geese, three Shelduck, a Water Rail (Thornwick Pools), one Chiffchaff (Thornwick Pools) and a Grey Wagtail at South Dykes. Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Short-eared Owl.
