Sunny throughout, with a light onshore wind developing and a high of 23 degrees C. The flat calm seas early on proved ideal for cetacean watching and no fewer than seven Minke Whales fed off the north side of the headland as viewed between RSPB Bempton Cliffs and North Landing. In addition, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull attended fishing boats off Bempton.
Fifty-one Tufted Ducks on Thornwick Lakes included a brood of nine ducklings. Nearby, two Little Ringed Plovers were on the Pools, while a single Arctic Skua was the highlight of a morning seawatch.
A Quail sang from roadside fields near Buckton Hall, where a Wheatear was also present.
