The day’s weather consisted of moderate south-westerly winds and relatively overcast skies. Seawatching highlights included 22 Wigeon, a Pintail, three Sooty Shearwaters north, single Great Crested Grebe and Grey Plover south, four Bonxies, an Arctic Skua and a juvenile Long-tailed Skua flying north.
The Taiga Bean Goose had moved to North Marsh, where it accompanied up to 174 Greylags, ten Wigeon and two Tufted Ducks. Thornwick Pools attracted 21 Teal, two Knot and three Dunlin. Passerine migrants included six Yellow-browed Warblers, a Whitethroat, two Whinchat and two Yellow Wagtails.
West of the Dykes, four Gadwall, three Dunlin and single Greenshank and Snipe frequented Buckton Pond, with three Yellow-browed Warblers still at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.
