Sunny throughout, with a light wind backing from a north-westerly to an easterly direction, with temperatures reaching nine degrees C. An evening seawatch was rewarded with 30 Common Scoter flying south and a second calendar-year Little Gull and seven Sandwich Terns moving north. Three Great Northern Divers continued in residence on the sea off South Dykes, with nine Bottlenose Dolphins swimming north out of the Bay past the Fog Station. The improved weather conditions resulted in increased numbers of raptors drifting over the headland: 11 Sparrowhawks, two Marsh Harriers and 13 Common Buzzards were all recorded. Wader interest included two Little Ringed Plovers, a Ringed Plover and the year’s first Green Sandpiper. A Short-eared Owl on the outer head was a presumed migrant. Two Nuthatch were located, one typically in South Dykes, but the other at South Landing was more unusual. Notable migrant passerines included: 32 Sand Martins, nine Swallows, 13 Chiffchaff, five Blackcap, a Goldcrest, a Fieldfare, a Black Redstart, four Wheatears, three Siskin and a Brambling. Six White Wagtails accompanied 15 Pieds on a ploughed clifftop field at Buckon. Notable records from nearby RSPB Bempton Cliffs included two Short-eared Owls and a Wheatear.
