Sunny intervals eventually prevailed during a day of moderate south-east winds and temperatures that reached 19 degrees C. A southerly passage of 39 Lesser Black-backed Gulls was a noticeable feature of a seawatch that also included a first-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 23 Wigeon, 132 Teal, six Golden Plover, a Grey Plover, 12 Knot, 23 Dunlin, a Bonxie, an adult Pomarine Skua and 17 Arctic Skuas also moving south; a juvenile Little Gull lingered offshore. Thornwick Pools attracted 35 Teal, a juvenile Little Stint, one Golden Plover, three Ringed Plovers, eight Dunlin, five Snipe and a Common Sandpiper; seven Grey Herons and a flock of 20 Golden Plover also overflew the headland.
The Greenish Warbler continued to perform at the Lighthouse Field during the morning at least, although became more elusive as the wind strengthened, while additional passerine records included a Reed Warbler, 13 Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher, eight Whinchat, 15 Wheatear, three Redstarts and 14 Yellow Wagtails.
The Blyth’s Reed Warbler lingered at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, although it remained very elusive: a Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Greenshank and ten Yellow Wagtails moved through Bempton, where the long-staying Redwing and three Garden Warblers were in the Dell.
