Overcast throughout, with a light/moderate easterly wind and temperatures reaching 17 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included an immature Pomarine Skua and three Sooty Shearwaters flying north. Wildfowl were on the move with 465 Teal, six Shovelers, two Velvet Scoters and 392 Common Scoters logged flying past the Fog Station. Two Little Gulls, three juvenile Caspian Gulls and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull were offshore, with 564 Common Terns, 18 Arctic Terns, 26 Arctic Skuas and two Red-throated Divers recorded.
A total of six Greenshank included two on the seawatch, two Wood Sandpipers dropped onto Thornwick Pools while two Little Stints flew south over the headland. A small arrival of passerine migrants occurred with many arriving in the afternoon including seven Pied Flycatchers, two Wheatear, two Whinchat and nine Yellow Wagtails.
Passage past RSPB Bempton Cliffs included 253 Teal, 209 Common Scoter, 18 Whimbrel, nine Arctic Skuas and a Hobby all flying south-east, while 209 Common Scoters moved north-west. Passerine migrants included single Garden Warbler, Common Redstart and Pied Flycatcher.
