The weather consisted of strong south-west winds, blustery showers and sunny intervals, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included the following heading south: four Shelduck, ten Teal, 80 Oystercatchers, a Golden Plover, four Ringed Plovers, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 75 Knot, 19 Sanderling, 24 Redshank, a juvenile Caspian Gull, single Mediterranean and Little Gulls, 213 Common Terns, 104 Sandwich Terns. An immature Pomarine Skua flew north, whilst a Short-eared Owl flew in off the sea before feeding over the Gorse Field at dusk. Away from the sea, Thornwick Pools hosted a Gadwall and a ringtail Hen Harrier flew over Oceanview.
Four Marsh Harriers flew in off the sea at RSPB Bempton Cliffs (with a fifth bird at Speeton), with additional sightings on the reserve including two Ruff south-east, a Mediterranean Gull, two Yellow-legged Gulls, a Merlin, a Pied Flycatcher and two Whinchat.
