The month opened with a continuation of the weather witnessed for the last two weeks; strong south/south-west winds, periods of rain and temperatures that reached 14 degrees C. During the morning seawatch, two Gadwall, 38 Wigeon, four Tufted Duck, two Goldeneye, three Great Northern Divers, five Knot and a Mediterranean Gull flew south; a juvenile Pomarine Skua and an Arctic Skua headed north.
Whooper Swans were again on the move, with four flocks totalling 45 birds. A Goosander flew south over the headland, as did a Swallow and 50 Fieldfare frequented Oceanview. Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Short-eared Owl, a Swallow, 30 Fieldfare and two Brambling.
