Sunny intervals, winds remained light but switched to north-westerlies mid-morning, and a high of 15 degrees C. Five Mediterranean Gulls flew south during a morning seawatch, as did seven Eider and two Little Gulls, while a Red-breasted Merganser moved north. The Thresher Shark also breached three times off the Fog Station.
Six Barnacle Geese flew south over the Lighthouse, with a duo on fields near Thornwick. The waters off South Landing attracted 72 Common Scoters and three Eider, while four Little Egrets and seven Grey Plovers fed on the rocks at Cattlemere. A Woodcock was at Booted Gully, while three Bar-tailed Godwits, 12 Ringed Plovers, a Golden Plover and two Dunlin were nearby at South Landing.
Passerine interest included: a Cetti’s Warbler in the Thornwick Roost, two Jays, a Yellow-browed at South Landing, a Grey Wagtail, a lone Twite south over Cattlemere, 25 Siskins and a lone Snow Bunting that overflew Old Fall/Golf Course. The two long-staying Ravens commuted between the high cliffs between Thornwick and RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
Other sightings from the reserve included 16 Whooper Swans flying south-east, a Lapwing, seven Chiffchaff, a Ring Ouzel, 46 Redwing, a Grey Wagtail, three Brambling, two Siskin and a Lapland Bunting.
