A bright day, with prolonged sunny spells and a moderate north-westerly wind which pegged temperatures back to a high of 11 degrees C. Seawatching predictably proved to be rewarding, with sightings including: 14 Pomarine Skuas (two south in the morning, 12 north in the afternoon), a juvenile Long-tailed Skua, five Great Northern Divers, two Barnacle Geese, two Long-tailed Ducks, 23 Sooty Shearwaters and four Little Gulls all moving north.
Five Whooper Swans overflew the outer head, where 172 Teal were present. The Merlin and Marsh Harrier continued to hunt the outer head, as did a lone Short-eared Owl. A Jack Snipe was on Thornwick Pools, a Curlew Sandpiper on the beach at South Landing, where two Velvet Scoters were offshore. Passerine interest included a Yellow-browed Warbler in the village and a Ring Ouzel.
Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included single Arctic Skua, Short-eared Owl and Merlin, 52 Skylarks, 20 Goldcrests, 42 Redwing, 13 Redpoll, five Twite, seven Siskin and a Brambling.
