Overcast throughout with heavy rain before 12 noon and a moderate south-westerly wind; temperatures rose dramatically from 14 degrees late morning to 19 degrees by mid-afternoon. Sightings from South Dykes to South Landing included two Mute Swans, three Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, six Goldcrests, 88 Redwing, four Grey Wagtails, four Redpoll sp., four Brambling and three Siskin. A Marsh Tit accompanied a Long-tailed Tit flock at Old Fall, with a Willow Warbler and a Ring Ouzel also there, while a Merlin overflew nearby Lighthouse Road. The Snow Bunting remained at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
