It was sunny throughout following a hard overnight frost, with very light winds and a peak of 11 degrees C. The first Chiffchaff of spring graced the outer head, entirely appropriate to herald the start of March. Other sightings included an appreciable north-westerly movement of Pink-footed Geese: 490 overflew the outer head contributing to a tally of 731 doing the same past RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Additional outer head sightings included single Water Rail, Merlin, Grey Partridge and Fieldfare, along with three Siskin. Puffins arrived in number, with 70 below the North Cliffs up to and including Bempton, while the eight Egyptian Geese were still near Micklemires.
Other sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Golden Plover, three Woodcock, one Lesser Black-backed Gull moving north-west, two Short-eared Owls, a Goldcrest and 62 Corn Buntings.
