The wind veered from a south-westerly to a northerly direction during a day that featured showers and a maximum temperature of 11 degrees C. Three Sooty Shearwaters heading north, an adult Mediterranean Gull, a lone Sandwich Tern, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, one juvenile Pomarine Skua and a Merlin were the highlights of the seawatch.
An appreciable arrival of 2225 Redwings took place in the morning, with flocks forced lower by shower cloud. Nineteen Tundra Bean Geese in off at South Landing late afternoon were the first of the year. A Red Kite toured the Mid Dykes/South Landing area in the morning, a Jack Snipe skulked at Thornwick Pools, a first-winter Caspian Gull rested on fields near Old Fall and a Short-eared Owl hunted the Lighthouse Grassland. Passerine migrants included two Ring Ouzels, 33 Goldcrests, 11 Yellow-browed Warblers, 25 Chiffchaffs, 17 Blackcaps, two Stonechat, a Redstart, two Grey Wagtails, six Brambling, 70 Lesser Redpolls, 41 Siskins and a Lapland Bunting.
A Basking Shark graced the sea off RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where three Short-eared Owls gave good views. Fifty Pink-footed Geese headed north-west over reserve, an additional Short-eared Owl moved south-east and an eastern Lesser Whitethroat remained in residence.
