It was an overcast day, with rain for the first half of the morning and a moderate north-westerly wind. Seawatching highlights included a Shoveler, two Teal, 313 Common Scoter, 19 Manx Shearwaters and 1289 Puffins flying north, with 23 Oystercatchers, two Black-tailed Godwits, 12 Whimbrel, four Curlew, 31 Redshank, nine Turnstone and eight Dunlin moving south.
Thornwick Pools attracted a Teal and six Dunlin, with South Dykes hosting 54 Turnstone and a Whimbrel. South Landing attracted a Ringed Plover and nine Whimbrel, with 47 Common Scoter offshore there and a Golden Plover flew over Oceanview. A juvenile Cuckoo remained in the Thornwick area.
West of the Dykes, a Tufted Duck was accompanied by eight ducklings at Buckton Pond, where the female Shoveler remained, with a Reed Warbler near the trap. Three Snipe flew in off the sea at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.
