It was a bright and mainly sunny day though it remained cold all day. After an overnight frost, the afternoon temperature struggled to reach 3C in a light W to NW breeze.
The highlight of the morning seawatch was a first-winter Iceland Gull that wandered slowly north and was supported by a Velvet Scoter and 40 Common Scoter passing north and a lone Great Northern Diver in each direction. On land, a bean goose was flushed gave frustratingly brief views and remained unidentified to species while the single Pink-footed Goose remained at Hartendale. Long-tailed Ducks were seen offshore both east and west of South Landing with at least 5 present. A second-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Grange Farm. Newly found passerines came in the form of a Hooded Crow flying over the Outer Head, a female Black Redstart at New Fall and a Chiffchaff at Water Lane.
West of the Dykes, the Ring Ouzel continued its stay at Bempton Cliffs and 120 Pink-footed Geese flew NW at Buckton.
