A day of sunny intervals, light south-westerly winds and temperatures rising to 22 degrees C. Seawatching was rewarded with 256 Common Scoters flying north, a Red-throated Diver south, 12 Manx Shearwaters north, 13 Oystercatchers, two Whimbrel, three Curlew, 15 Redshank and 12 Dunlin all south, a second calendar-year Mediterranean Gull, 42 Sandwich Terns, a Common Tern, four Arctic Terns all north, along with three Arctic Skuas.
Elsewhere, sightings included 120 Common Scoters in Bridlington Bay. Waders also increased in number, with 15 Dunlin (including 13 at Thornwick), a Whimbrel, a Black-tailed Godwit at Thornwick and one Snipe. Three juvenile Yellow Wagtails also frequented Thornwick Pools. Dragonfly records included six Red-veined Darters, lots of Ruddy Darters and Southern Hawker.
West of the Dykes, 60 Common Scoters flew north at Bempton, with 500 Swifts over there and a juvenile Yellow Wagtail at the Chalet Park.
