An overcast day, with rain throughout and a south-east backing north-north-westerly wind. Seawatching highlights included 34 Whooper Swans, three Gadwall, a Little Gull and a Mediterranean Gull flying south, with a Pomarine Skua and two Little Gulls moving north. Sightings on the headland itself included 80 Pink-footed Geese flying south, one Short-eared Owl, a Sand Martin, 275 Redwing, 40 Song Thrush, ten Fieldfare, five Ring Ouzel, two Firecrests (both Bay Brambles), five Yellow-browed Warblers, a Willow Warbler, 29 Chiffchaff, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Lesser Redpoll, 340 Siskin and nine Brambling.
Records from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included 22 Whooper Swans flying south (seen later past the outer head), a Ring Ouzel, 50 Redwing, 60 Blackbirds, three Fieldfare, a Mistle Thrush, ten Song Thrush, 25 Goldcrest and 13 Chiffchaffs.
