Overcast with relatively light northerly winds and a high of 12 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included 36 Barnacle Geese, 142 Wigeon, 28 Eider, 426 Common Scoter, two Red-breasted Mergansers, a Great Northern Diver and one Sooty Shearwater all flying north; six Little Gulls were also recorded alongside single Sandwich Tern and Goldeneye. Additional skeins of 34 and 20 Barnacle Geese also flew south over the headland. Wader interest included a Grey Plover, three Golden Plover, 15 Snipe, two Jack Snipe and two Woodcock. Single first-winter Caspian Gulls were at South Landing and flying east over Thornwick Pools. A Merlin hunted over South Dykes, a Long-eared Owl came in off the sea, while a Short-eared Owl hunted fields near North Marsh.
Six Yellow-browed Warblers were in residence, five of which were caught and ringed, including four at South Landing. Totals of 1293 Redwing, 46 Fieldfare, 107 Blackbirds, 24 Chaffinch and a House Martin all moved west off the headland during a ‘vis mig’. Additional passerine records included one Swallow, an ‘acredula-type’ Willow Warbler, a Bearded Tit near North Marsh, a Ring Ouzel (Old Fall), a Wheatear, two Grey Wagtails, 15 Redpolls, ten Siskin, two Brambling and 11 Crossbills.
Two Yellow-browed Warblers were ringed at RSPB Bempton Cliffs along with 14 Goldcrests and a Brambling.
