The weather consisted of sunny intervals, blustery south-westerly winds and temperatures reaching nine degrees C. Seawatch highlights included two Great Northern Divers, six Little Gulls moving south, 179 Kittiwakes, a ‘northern’ Herring Gull and 35 Purple Sandpipers. The North Marsh/Thornwick areas shared ten Mute Swans, 286 Teal, a Shoveler, 83 Wigeon, 27 Tufted Ducks, a Goldeneye and a Little Grebe; in addition a drake Goosander flew west over North Marsh. Passerine interest included a Waxwing along Lighthouse Road and 36 Yellowhammers.
Notable sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included 203 Linnets and 20 Snow Buntings.
