It was a misty and overcast day, with a moderate south-easterly wind. During the seawatch 28 Red-throated Divers flew south, eight dark-bellied Brent Geese moved in the same direction (with two heading north), whilst 60 Wigeon, 43 Teal, six Pintail, seven Pochard, five Tufted Duck and two Goldeneye also headed south. A total of 59 Eider headed north, as did three Red-breasted Mergansers, with a duo flying south. Four Pomarine Skuas and a Mediterranean Gull also moved north. Five Little Auks headed north past South Landing and another was picked up at Sewerby and taken to Bempton RSPB. Thornwick Pools attracted a Little Grebe, two Wigeon, a Shoveler, 15 Teal, two Water Rails and two Rock Pipits.
A Hume’s Warbler was discovered mid-afternoon in bushes below the Lighthouse and showed well until dusk. A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Firecrest frequented the same area, whilst the Pallas’s Warbler remained at Old Fall. Additional migrants included five Woodcock, a Long-eared Owl, four Black Redstarts, 150 Redwing, 80 Fieldfare, seven Mistle Thrush, 68 Goldcrests, 11 Chiffchaff, seven Lesser Redpoll and 30 Brambling.
