A day of light south-south-west winds, sunny intervals and temperatures reaching 9 degrees C after a frosty start. Seawatching highlights included 31 Red-throated Divers flying south and a Blue Fulmar moving north, together with 219 Fulmars.
The four Red-necked Grebes were again off Sewerby, along with four Eiders. Elsewhere, there were 41 Teal, two Shelduck, one Wigeon and the drake Pintail, with a Grey Heron, three Snipe and a Dunlin also at Thornwick Pool. One of the highlights was a Long-eared Owl on the Outer Head, with additional records including a pair of Grey Partridge, six Goldcrest and two Siskin.
West of the Dykes, the Rough-legged Buzzard re-appeared over the cliff top at Buckton and hunted the grassland there all afternoon. Nearby, two Common Buzzards were recorded and there was a White Wagtail near Bempton, where there were also a minimum of four Scandinavian Rock Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, 10 Reed Buntings, 25 Corn Buntings and 40 Yellowhammers.
