Strong northerly winds dominated once again, although the main feature of the day was the series of heavy and prolonged showers that were especially prevalent during the morning; seawatching was not for the faint-hearted! Once again, the latter provided the main highlights: 17 pale-bellied Brent Geese, two Red-breasted Mergansers, 100 Sooty Shearwaters, 65 Manx Shearwaters and 19 Bonxies flew north. Heading in the opposite direction were single Long-tailed Duck and Great Northern Diver, a juvenile Long-tailed Skua, two Pomarine Skuas and 39 Arctic Skuas.
Passerine interest included three Spotted Flycatchers, a Whinchat and a Lesser Redpoll.
West of the Dykes, a three-hour seawatch at Bempton Cliffs RSPB was rewarded with an exceptionally early Little Auk.
