A cool, dull day with a maximum temperature of 7°C. The wind was a moderate southerly.
Spectacular number of Guillemots passed during the seawatch. Sometimes at the rate of over 1,700 per minute, a minimum tally was thought to be 100,000 birds north in three hours. Razorbills were also seen in good numbers. A Great Northern Diver was also seen.
The wintering Bittern was seen for the first time in several days at Thornwick Pools while a Whooper Swan, six Mute Swans, three Barnacle Geese and two Shelduck remained. A Red Kite toured the Outer Head late morning before drifting west.
Large numbers of Guillemots and Razorbills were rafting at RSPB Bempton Cliffs with numbers thought to be in excess of 5000.
