A relatively overcast day, with showers and an increasingly strong northerly wind. Unsurprisingly given the conditions, seawatching proved rewarding with five Long-tailed Skuas (four south, one north) and an adult Pomarine Skua south. A total of 179 Red-throated Divers flew south, along with a Great Northern Diver. Also on the move were five dark-bellied Brent Geese, a pale-bellied Brent Goose, a Velvet Scoter, 15 Little Gulls, a first-winter Caspian Gull and two Sooty Shearwaters.
An Arctic Skua was recorded at Thornwick Pools, where Water Rail and 58 Teal were also present. South Landing hosted a Merlin, while a Yellow-browed Warbler joined a tit flock on Bempton Lane.
The Daurian Shrike continued its stay at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a Humpback Whale was offshore.
