Westerly winds throughout, with overcast skies following sunny intervals; light rain arrived in the afternoon and temperatures reached eight degrees C. Single Storm Petrel and Little Auk represented the highlights of a morning seawatch that also featured two Long-tailed Ducks, a Goldeneye, one Red-breasted Merganser, an Arctic Tern, 118 Little Gulls, two Mediterranean Gulls, an Arctic Skua and two Sooty Shearwaters. A Merlin, one Short-eared Owl, 20 Twite and a Snow Bunting were around the Fog Station.
A flock of 112 Pink-footed Geese rested on fields near North Dykes, a single Barnacle Goose flew north, while 14 (10 & 4) Whooper Swans moved south. An increase in Blackbird numbers was apparent, with 40 at Holmes Gut and 20 at Oceanview indicative of a much larger total across the headland. Elsewhere, a Yellow-browed Warbler was at South Landing and 15 Redpolls at South Dykes.
Single Yellow-browed Warblers were at RSPB Bempton Cliffs and Bempton Caravan Park, while 50 Blackbirds were on the reserve.
