An easterly wind developed after a calm start, with occasional sunny intervals and a top temperature of 14 degrees C. A Grey Phalarope on the sea off the Fog Station headlined a productive morning seawatch that also featured a Red-necked Grebe, five Little Gulls, a first calendar-year Caspian Gull, six Pomarine Skuas and a late adult Long-tailed Skua that flew north. Later, a juvenile Glaucous Gull flew past the outer head in the early afternoon.
The day’s highlight was a showy Radde’s Warbler along Hartendale Gutter; present for its second day, it was relocated mid-afternoon and remained until the evening. Three Yellow-browed Warblers were fresh in (one at South Landing and two at North Landing), as were a Cetti’s Warbler (Thornwick reedbed), 275 Fieldfares, 45 Redwing, a Ring Ouzel, three Brambling and five Twite.
Thornwick Pools hosted two Water Rails and Jack Snipe. A ringtail Hen Harrier flew west over the Dykes, where it joined another at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. The long-staying Merlin continued to frequent the outer head. Further sightings from Bempton included 45 Pink-footed Geese and 35 Skylarks moving south-east, with 56 Redwing, 21 Fieldfare and a Twite heading north-west. Grounded migrants included 15 Goldcrests and two Brambling.
