The weather consisted light/moderate south-westerly winds and prolonged sunny intervals. Seawatch highlights included 39 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver and two Bonxies flying south; single Velvet Scoter, Great Northern Diver, Red-necked Grebe and Mediterranean Gull flew north, whilst 100 Little Gulls fed offshore.
A total of 1038 Pink-footed Geese moved south (including 218 on the seawatch). In addition, 15 Whooper Swans (2,4, 9) and at least two Tundra Bean Geese headed south over the headland, with a Short-eared Owl coming in off the sea early afternoon. Passerine interest included four Ring Ouzel, eight Yellow-browed Warblers (including two caught & ringed at South Landing), a Common Whitethroat, a Nuthatch at Hartendale, four Whinchat, eight Stonechat, a Wheatear, one Redstart, a Brambling, 12 Bullfinch, 12 Crossbill, 16 Lesser Redpolls and seven Lapland Buntings; the latter in off during the seawatch.
Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included nine Whooper Swans on the sea (the same birds seen later over the outer head), the Pink-footed Goose movement, four Stonechat and a Black Redstart.
