A bright day, with light, variable winds and temperatures reaching ten degrees C. A total of 16 Pomarine Skuas moved north during a morning seawatch that also featured five Barnacle Geese, two Red-breasted Mergansers, 16 Little Gulls, eight Bonxies, ten Arctic Skuas, a Puffin and 16 Sooty Shearwaters. A Whooper Swan toured the outer head where the Merlin continued to show well. Two Velvet Scoters and a Goosander were recorded from South Landing. Elsewhere, a Short-eared Owl flew in off the sea and two others hunted cliff top fields between the outer head and South Landing. Further evidence of birds starting to make landfall once again included a Woodcock, 385 Redwing, 47 Fieldfare and 16 Brambling.
Only the third ever reserve record of Cetti’s Warbler was discovered at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. A single Short-eared Owl was also present, while 26 Redwing, four Fieldfare and a Brambling were recorded there.
