Today felt like the first day of autumn, as least with regards to an arrival of migrants during light/moderate north-easterly winds after overnight rain; the morning was foggy, although this cleared later, although rain persisted for much of the day. During the seawatch, 136 Common Scoter and 20 Teal flew south, with another 14 Teal heading over South Landing.
Two Teal, two Redshank, a Wood Sandpiper, two Green Sandpipers and a Ruff visited Thornwick Pools. Another two Green Sandpiper flew over the Headland, as did 22 Snipe and there were 20 Dunlin, three Sanderling, two Ringed Plover and a Common Sandpiper at South Landing. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were present; an adult and a first-winter, with the juvenile Mediterranean Gull again at South Landing.
Migrant passerines included an Icterine Warbler south-east of the Gorse Field, four Pied Flycatchers on the Outer Head, two Garden Warblers and single Goldcrest and Whinchat.
A Cuckoo and three Willow Warblers were seen at Bempton Cliffs RSPB, single Green Sandpiper and Greenshank were on Buckton Pond, with other notable records from Buckton including an early Fieldfare; three Sedge Warblers and two Reed Warblers were trapped there.
