A strong south-westerly kept the temperature the mild side with on an afternoon maximum of 13°C.
Two Whooper Swans and three Mute Swans flew south on the morning seawatch when additional wildfowl seen included 60 Wigeon, seven Pintail, 106 Teal and three Goldeneye. First-winter Yellow-legged and Caspian Gulls also passed.
A further 18 Whooper Swans in small groups passed over the Outer Head and three Dark-bellied Brent Geese passed along the south cliffs. Four Woodcocks and two Merlins were noted and a Pallid Swift spent the afternoon feeding over the Bay Brambles.
Despite the strong wind off the land there was still plenty of passerines making landfall including three figure counts of Starlings, Blackbirds, Fieldfares, Redwings also four Ring Ouzels. A Cetti’s Warbler was at Thornwick Roost while a Whinchat at Water Lane was very late.
At Bempton Cliffs RSPB, 68 Pink-footed Geese and a lone Goosander passed south-east and a Swallow flew along the cliff at Buckton.
