The day started with light south-westerly winds and sunshine, with the winds strengthening during the afternoon. Seawatching highlights included three Shoveler, 44 Teal, five Red-throated Divers, three Sooty Shearwaters, 45 Sandwich Terns, 12 Bonxies, and two Artic Skuas flying south; with nine Eider and three Arctic Skuas moving north.
Two Merlins were noted at Thornwick, a Swift was over South Landing, whilst passerine migrants included ten Whinchat, seven Wheatear, a Redstart, two Goldcrest, a Reed Warbler, 18 Willow Warbler and two Spotted Flycatchers.
West of the Dykes, Buckton attracted Little Egret, two Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper, two Swifts, a Redstart and one Whinchat, whilst sightings from Bempton included a Marsh Harrier, two Arctic Skuas and a Swift.
