A relatively overcast day, with blustery south-east winds and a high of 13 degrees C.
Conditions proved conducive for an arrival of passerines, dominated by 10,100 Redwings. A Great Grey Shrike was also ringed at South Landing, with subsequent sightings at Booted Gully and Hartendale. Additional new arrivals included three Woodcock, five Yellow-browed Warblers, a Ring Ouzel, eight Siskin, 40 Brambling, one Twite and a Snow Bunting. The Little Bunting continued in residence at Thornwick, while single Water Rail, Hobby and Merlin were on the outer head.
Another Little Bunting graced RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a Hawfinch was also fresh-in. Additional sightings there included three Woodcock, 900 Redwing, three Yellow-browed Warblers, a Black Redstart, one Ring Ouzel, 21 Brambling and five Siskin. A total of 5500 Pink-footed Geese toured the cliff top fields and three Whooper Swans flew south-east.
