The weather consisted of sunny intervals after an overcast start and an early shower of rain; winds were light and generally onshore, while temperatures reached 20 degrees C.
An arrival of passerines took place during the morning, the best of which was a Greenish Warbler in the Golf Course Willows. Although elusive, it showed well at times and remained all day. Willow Warbler were present in numbers, as evidenced by seven in a garden at North Landing and five in a garden on the southern edge of the village. Other totals included single Garden Warbler, Whinchat and Pied Flycatcher.
Seawatch highlights included a Sooty Shearwater flying north and four juvenile Caspian Gulls; two Common Sandpipers and a Greenshank also frequented the shore near the Fog Station. The two Wood Sandpipers remained at Thornwick Pools, where a Merlin showed well.
The Willow Warbler arrival was also apparent at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where 42 birds were present; two Grasshopper Warblers, a Garden Warbler, one Spotted Flycatcher, three Pied Flycatchers, a Whinchat and a Crossbill. Single Marsh Harrier, Merlin and Short-eared Owl were also recorded at the reserve.
