Overcast throughout, misty at times, with a high of 16 degrees C in a light/moderate north-north-easterly wind. Scarce migrants continued to make landfall throughout including a Little Bunting on the cliff top near Old Fall, no fewer than 16 Yellow-browed Warblers (including three at Buckton & one at Bempton) and five Red-breasted Flycatchers (including one at Buckton). Numbers of commoner migrants remained relatively low, but included eight Willow Warblers, a Grasshopper Warbler, one Garden Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher, one Pied Flycatcher, three Redstarts, 16 Wheatear, 20 Stonechat and four Whinchat. Thrushes included a Fieldfare, two Redwing and 20 Song Thrush, excluding one of the latter that was forced to ditch in the sea by an Arctic Skua!
Seawatch highlights included a juvenile Pomarine Skua flying south, with a Pale-bellied Brent Goose, four Pintail and three Sooty Shearwaters moving north. In addition, two Caspian Gulls (1st and 2nd-winters) frequented the outer head, where a Hobby was also recorded; a Grey Plover dropped onto South Landing beach.
Additional records from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Marsh Harrier, two Goldcrest, a Garden Warbler, 13 Song Thrush, two Stonechat, five Wheatear and a Siskin.
