A bright, sunny day with a blustery westerly wind and a high of 19 degrees C. A total of 460 Pink-footed Geese flew south, while wildfowl in residence included seven Mute Swans, 26 Tufted Ducks, two Shoveler, 20 Wigeon and 130 Teal. The Merlin continued to hunt cliff top fields around North Marsh, with the outer head also attracting two Little Egrets, one Swift, a Sand Martin, a Common Whitethroat, ten Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, one Spotted Flycatcher, a Whinchat, five Stonechat, two Wheatear and two Lesser Redpolls.
Odonata interest at RSPB Bempton Cliffs included four Willow Emerald dragonflies and three Black Darters.
