Light winds shifted from a northerly to an easterly direction, whilst sunny intervals featured occasionally. During the seawatch, a Manx Shearwater, three Bonxies, seven Arctic Skuas, eight Little Gulls and a Minke Whale were recorded.
Thornwick Pools attracted four Wigeon, 22 Teal, a Water Rail and one Jack Snipe, with an additional two Water Rails in the Thornwick ‘cafe’ reedbed. Migrant passerines included 35 Goldcrests, 75 Skylarks, three Yellow-browed Warblers, six Chiffchaff, six Blackcap, one Ring Ouzel, 65 Blackbirds, 13 Fieldfare, 30 Song Thrush, 785 Redwing, 25 Robin, four Wheatear, a Whinchat, 94 Brambling, a Hawfinch, ten Bullfinch, 460 Linnet, 56 Lesser Redpolls, 236 Siskin and a Lapland Bunting.
The day’s highlight was the discovery of a Radde’s Warbler along the nature trail at Bempton Cliffs RSPB; other sightings from the reserve included a Yellow-browed Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher. Buckton attracted single Water Rail and Ruff, two Fieldfare, one Ring Ouzel and 15 Lesser Redpoll.
