An overcast day, with spells of mainly light rain especially during the morning and a light northerly wind establishing which pegged temperatures back to a maximum of 16 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included the Black-browed Albatross flying north past the Seawatch Observatory together with a Blue Fulmar, 18 Sooty Shearwaters, 32 Manx Shearwaters, 98 Sandwich Terns, 83 Common Terns and 29 Arctic Terns; nine Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Bonxies and 12 Arctic Skuas flew south, whilst a Merlin flew in off the sea.
The Black-browed Albatross soon returned to the cliffs at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where additional sightings included two Marsh Harriers (with one of the same at nearby Buckton), a Greenshank and eight Whimbrel.
