Light/moderate south-easterly winds, with sunny intervals developing after an overcast start and temperatures peaking at 11 degrees C. Seawatching was rewarded with: 29 dark-bellied Brent Geese (21 north, eight south); two Shoveler, 31 Wigeon, 71 Teal and eight Goldeneye all south; 180 Eider (170 north, ten south); 52 Red-throated Divers and four Great Northern Divers south; a Black-throated Diver north; single Sooty Shearwater and Manx Shearwater south; a Mediterranean Gull north; five Bonxies, a Pomarine Skua and one Arctic Skua south and a Lapland Bunting in off the sea. In addition, 150 Little Gulls were seen off the Fog Station, but most of these moved into Bridlington Bay, where 747 Little Gulls fed offshore between New Fall and South Landing.
Further wildfowl interest was provided by a Whooper Swan on North Marsh, six Shelduck that flew north at South Landing, 79 Teal on Thornwick Pools and four Pochard off the North Cliffs. Migrants included four Woodcock and a Short-eared Owl that hunted the Gorse Feld. Passerine interest included 12 Goldcrests, eight Chiffchaff, 670 Blackbirds, 135 Fieldfare, 600 Redwing, two Siskin, four Mealy Redpolls at Old Fall, a Hawfinch at North Landing and a Snow Bunting along the North Cliffs.
West of the Dykes, a Richard’s Pipit overflew the trap at Buckton, where there were also Short-eared Owl, 75 Blackbirds, 45 Redwing, 25 Fieldfare and five Song Thrush; two Mealy Redpolls were present at nearby RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
