An overcast start gave way to a day of intermittent sunshine, light east-north-easterlies and temperatures reaching 7°C. Seawatching highlights consisted of six Red-throated Diver south, single Common Scoter south (five north), three Red-breasted Merganser north, 700 Gannet south (384 north) and 60 Kittiwake south (496 north).
At Thornwick Pools the Bittern was present again at dusk. A littoralis Rock Pipit was amongst the Rock and Meadow Pipits at Bempton RSPB, as well as a Fieldfare and Curlew over there, whilst seven Redwing were noted at Old Fall.
