A day of constant rain, at times heavy, driven by an easterly gale. The temperature reached a maximum of 11°C.
Due to the truly grim weather, birding was severely curtailed. Despite this, dedicated seawatchers did see some movement, highlights being a single Manx and Sooty Shearwaters, 14 Little Auk, 50 Common and two Velvet Scoters, two Tufted Duck, three Goldeneye, 13 Brent Geese, and a single Arctic Tern and Arctic Skua.
Birding through windows at home was as good as it got for most. A Brambling, 4 Redwing and 6 Fieldfare were in one village garden.
Watching from the cliff top at Bempton was rewarded by a Great Northern Diver, two Great Skua and 25 Common Scoter.
