Sunny throughout, with a light/moderate south-easterly wind developing and temperatures reaching 21 degrees C. Nine Med Gulls flew past the Fog Station during the morning, all but one moving north; three off the South Cliffs later set a new day record count of 12 Mediterranean Gulls. Additional sightings included 79 Sandwich Terns, 27 Manx Shearwaters and an Arctic Skua flying north, while 22 Teal, 78 Common Scoters and five Red-throated Divers moved south.
Two Great White Egrets graced Thornwick Pools in the afternoon, along with a Little Egret, five Oystercatchers, a Green Sandpiper, one Common Sandpiper and a Dunlin; another Green Sandpiper was on the outer head. A White Wagtail at the Fog Station was unseasonal.
Seven Gadwall that flew south-east past RSPB Bempton Cliffs represented a good site record; 127 Swift and 38 Sand Martins also moved south-east over the reserve, while a Little Egret flew north-west.
