Light easterly winds and sunny skies developed by late morning; ideal drift conditions that inevitably produced. The autumn’s first Red-breasted Flycatcher was discovered in the ‘Motorway hedge’ just after 1400hrs and remained until the evening. Additional passerine migrants included six Goldcrests, a Garden Warbler, three Lesser Whitethroats, 23 Redwing, two Redstarts, a Grey Wagtail and a Brambling. Single Grey Plover and Ruff were on the outer head, while 111 Pink-footed Geese moved south.
Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included six Grey Herons, 85 Pink-footed Geese, a Short-eared Owl, four Goldcrests, two Lesser Whitethroats, two Pied Flycatchers and a Wheatear.
