A light westerly wind, sunny throughout and cold, with temperatures barely above freezing (2 degrees C) after a heavy frost. Seawatching produced a Black-throated Diver flying north, 559 Fulmars doing the same, a Pomarine Skua and two Bonxies heading north, as did three Little Auks.
Another Little Auk appeared off South Landing late afternoon, with the female Velvet Scoter still in residence. Other South Landing sightings included a Water Rail, ten Sanderling, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Mistle Thrush and six Siskin. Five Whooper Swans flew south over nearby Oceanview, where there were also two Chiffchaffs, two Goldcrests and 60 Tree Sparrows. Seventeen Yellowhammers and a Grey Wagtail were present at Hartendale.
Thornwick Pool hosted two Water Rails, three Redshank and four Snipe, whilst a Barn Owl hunted the adjacent grassland. Four Stonechats were located alongside the cliff top path between Thornwick Bay and North Dykes, where a Pink-footed Goose flew south.
The Buckton area held a Grey Heron, two Short-eared Owls, a male Stonechat and 40 Yellowhammers.
