North-north-westerly winds strengthened during a day that featured frequent showers and temperatures that reached 11 degrees C. Seawatching was rewarded with four Velvet Scoters, a Goldeneye, two Red-breasted Mergansers, 41 Sooty Shearwaters, 25 Manx Shearwaters, two Grey Phalaropes and ten Little Gulls flying north; single Arctic Skua and two juvenile Pomarine Skuas flew south, whilst a Grey Wagtail and six Crossbills headed over the Fog Station.
Elsewhere, the Jack Snipe remained at Thornwick Pools and a Short-eared Owl overflew Old Fall. An influx of thrushes was noted for the second consecutive day, with Redwings (512) again to the fore, but there was also an appreciable arrival of Blackbirds (268). In addition, passerine migrants included a Ring Ouzel, 12 Fieldfare, five Yellow-browed Warblers, five Chiffchaffs, an Eastern Lesser Whitethroat, five Goldcrests, one Redstart, nine Brambling, a Hawfinch (South Landing) and a Snow Bunting; the latter on the cliff top between Old Fall and the Lighthouse. A ringing session at South Landing processed 55 birds, including 28 Blackbirds, five Song Thrush and 12 Redwing.
