Skies were generally overcast, with light rain showers from mid-afternoon, a moderate south-westerly wind and temperatures reaching 18 degrees C. The morning seawatch was rewarded with 36 Common Scoters, a Mediterranean Gull, eight Sandwich Terns, a Red-throated Diver and 43 Manx Shearwaters all moving north. A flock of 35 Black-tailed Godwits flew south in the evening, while a second-summer Mediterranean Gull headed north.
The main feature of the day comprised a southerly movement of 466 Swifts pushed onto the outer head by a combination of south-westerly winds and approaching shower cloud: most flew south-east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs and North Dykes before heading in a similar direction just inland of the village. A Marsh Harrier overflew fields near Buckton Hall, while two Little Egrets dropped onto Buckton Pond.
