After a relatively bright start, overcast skies and light rain arrived late morning when a blustery northerly wind started to establish; temperatures peaked at 12 degrees C. Wildfowl were on the move past the Fog Station, including two dark-bellied Brent Geese, a Shelduck, nine Shoveler, 243 Wigeon, 68 Teal, 21 Tufted Ducks, five Eider, a Velvet Scoter, 304 Common Scoters, a Goldeneye and four Goosanders. An Arctic Tern, 106 Little Gulls, 13 Mediterranean Gulls, three Great Northern Divers and a Sooty Shearwater were also recorded. Fourteen Whooper Swans rested on the sea and a Woodcock flew in off. In addition, a Black Redstart and 15 Twite frequented the cliffs near the Fog Station.
Four pale-bellied Brent Geese were still on the beach off Hartendale, a Long-tailed Duck remained with the Common Scoter flock off the South Cliffs and two Goosanders dropped onto Thornwick Pools. Thrushes made landfall in the morning, with good numbers of Blackbirds in particular; other migrants on the outer head included two Mistle Thrush, 40 Siskin, five Lesser Redpolls, one Mealy Redpoll and a Snow Bunting.
A flock of 20 Whooper Swans flying south-east, two Jays, 200 Starlings, 150 Redwing, 59 Blackbirds and two Snow Buntings were all recorded from RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
