A moderate easterly blew all day, occasional sunny spells and a maximum temperature of 12°C.
Seawatching yielded a Whimbrel, an Arctic Skua and three Shelduck. A Manx Shearwater was feeding off Cattlmere and further along the south cliff a second year Caspian Gull was on the rocks. The numbers of common migrants increased as evidenced by 9 Lesser Whitethroats, 26 Blackcaps, six Sedge Warblers and two Reed Warblers. Other passerines of interest included a a Ring Ouzel at the Fog Station, a Wheatear and a Grey Wagtail. Sixteen Common Buzzards over the Outer Head was a notable count.
The year’s first Swift was over Cliff Lane, Bempton.
