A light north westerly with increasing cloud during the day kept temperatures between 5 and 8C.
The wildfowl highlights of the morning seawatch included a Dark-bellied Brent Goose, four Shoveler, 58 Eider, a Long-tailed Duck, four Velvet and 92 Common Scoter. There was also a single Black-throated and two Great Northern Divers, a first-winter Glaucous Gull and two Little Auks.
A Long-eared Owl was seen on a fence line at the Gorse Field early morning and a Blackcap was in the Outer Head gardens. At The Lakes, the Wigeon was joined by a female Goldeneye while 69 Teal were at Thornwick Pools. Thirty two Siskin were still in the area around South Landing and six Snow Buntings flew east at Beacon Hill.
At Bempton Cliffs RSPB, four Snipe flew NW while passerine interest there included a Chiffchaff, a Mistle Thrush, two Brambling and 9 Corn Buntings.
