An unseasonably mild day with sunny intervals and the early afternoon temperature reaching 16C. Winds were light from the south-west.
Seawatching was dominated by wildfowl mainly moving south. Duck species included 45 Pintail, 280 Wigeon, 140 Teal, 137 Common Scoter as well as 10 Goosander and a single Red-breasted Merganser. Single Dark-bellied Brents flew each way and 15 Pink-footed Geese flew south. Divers were represented by a White-billed Diver flying high south past the Fog Station at 1405hrs (the second record of the last few days), two Great Northerns flying both north and south while 45 Red-throats were on the sea. Birds seen to come in off the sea included 2 Whooper Swans, a Ruff, a Woodcock, 14 Lapwing, 11 Skylarks, 675 Starlings, 2 Crossbill and 27 Siskin.
Away from the Fog Station, 14 Whooper Swans passed over the Outer Head, 2 Water Rail lurked at Thornwick Pools. There was a distinctly wintery flavour to the migrant passerines which included two Blackcaps, a Jay, 34 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, a Twite, six Snow Buntings and a Lapland Bunting.
The Snow Bunting remained in residence at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.
