Light overnight winds, albeit still from the west, and a band of rain prompted the arrival of thrushes overnight, with many then watched departing west soon after dawn. A total of 3390 Redwing moved inland, together with 27 Fieldfare, small numbers of Song Thrush and a lone Ring Ouzel; 11 Snipe, six Lapwing, a Golden Plover and 265 Starlings also flew west.
The first two Woodcock of the autumn were located on the outer head, along with an ‘eastern’ Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Siskin, two Lesser Redpolls and eight Brambling. A Barred Warbler in the Bay Brambles was new, while four Yellow-browed Warblers remained. Thornwick Pools attracted a single Whooper Swan, seven Pink-footed Geese, 61 Teal, two Tufted Ducks, a Water Rail, the Bittern and a Kingfisher. The long-staying Merlin continued to frequent the Lighthouse Field and adjacent cliff top.
RSPB Bempton Cliffs also witnessed an increase in migrants including six Whooper Swans, the second-ever reserve record of Cetti’s Warbler, a Siberian Chiffchaff, one Redstart and a Firecrest.
