Blustery south-south-easterly winds initially, with lighter south-west winds later; sunny intervals eventually established and temperatures reached ten degrees C. A Grey Phalarope spent 20 minutes feeding on the sea off Cattlemere late morning, with notable records from the nearby Seawatch Observatory including a dark bellied Brent Goose south, 44 Eider north, a Slavonian Grebe and two Goosanders south, a Great Northern Diver north, a Manx Shearwater and 25 Little Gulls south, 27 Little Auks and a juvenile Arctic Tern.
The ringtail Hen Harrier re-appeared over the outer head, while a Kingfisher was again on Thornwick; the freshwater complexes at Thornwick also hosted a Barnacle Goose, two Mute Swans, a Wigeon, 47 Teal, a Goosander, a Little Grebe and one Water Rail. A total of 23 Waxwings included 16 birds feeding in the centre of the village and an additional flock of seven that visited a garden near South Landing before heading south-west towards Bridlington. Attention on the trees favoured by the latter was further rewarded with the mid-morning discovery of a Hawfinch. Other notable records included a Ring-necked Parakeet, 194 Fieldfare in off and west, one Black Redstart, two Brambling and a Snow Bunting.
A 200-strong flock of Golden Plovers near Buckton Hall was a particularly notable record for recent times, while a Long-eared Owl in the Dell at RSPB Bempton Cliffs was confiding and attracted a stream of admirers. Additional sightings at the reserve involved a Little Auk, four Little Gulls and ten Siskin.
