Overcast with some brighter intervals, a strong northerly wind and maximum of 12 degrees C. An all day seawatch was rewarded with a juvenile Sabine’s Gull that lingered offshore mid-afternoon, a juvenile Long-tailed Skua that flew south and two Pomarine Skuas heading north. Other notable records included four Barnacle Geese, 131 Little Gulls, 1253 Kittiwakes, five Mediterranean Gulls, 68 Sooty Shearwaters and 48 Manx Shearwaters.
‘Strong flying’ passerines took advantage of the northerlies to cross the North Sea including 3780 Redwing, 15 Mealy Redpolls, two Lesser Redpolls and 44 Brambling. Also of note were two Woodcock, a Jack Snipe, one Water Rail, a Short-eared Owl, both Cetti’s Warbler and Yellow-browed Warbler at South Landing, and six Grey Wagtails.
Four Barnacle Geese flew south-east at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where additional records included a Short-eared Owl, ten Little Gulls and three Brambling.
