A genuine easterly airflow for almost the first time in living memory resulted in a significant arrival: heavy rain for a couple of hours gave way to sunny intervals, whilst moderate south-easterly winds featured throughout.
North Marsh attracted 47 Teal and three Wigeon, whilst a ringtail Hen Harrier quartered fields in the same area before heading west over Holmes Gut. Eighteen Snipe made landfall, whilst five Golden Plovers toured the headland. An impressive arrival of passerines occurred during and after the rain, with: a Barred Warbler at North Landing, 21 Yellow-browed Warblers, that included a bird in off the sea at the Fog Station, ten Chiffchaffs, 12 Blackcap, a Willow Warbler, 410 Skylarks, four Stonechat, three Wheatear, seven Whinchat, 11 Redstarts, 11 Ring Ouzels, 380 Redwing, 560 Song Thrush, 60 Blackbirds, 76 Fieldfare, 84 Chaffinch, two Hawfinch (Old Fall Steps, North Landing), 262 Brambling, two Siskin, a Snow Bunting and four Corn Buntings.
West of the Dykes, sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included three Yellow-browed Warbler, a Willow Warbler, 35 Song Thrush, three Ring Ouzels, a Redstart, one Pied Flycatcher, a Hawfinch, 23 Brambling and two Siskin.
