Strong north-westerly winds gradually abated; it was mainly overcast, with some sunny intervals and a high of nine degrees C. Seawatch highlights included four dark-bellied Brent Geese, nine Eider, three Long-tailed Ducks, a Velvet Scoter, two Goldeneye, a Black Tern (north), two Arctic Terns, 180 Little Gulls, four Mediterranean Gulls, seven ‘Northern’ Herring Gulls, seven Arctic Skuas, four Bonxies, six Sooty Shearwaters and eight Manx Shearwaters. The Merlin continued the hunt the outer head, where 17 Twite fed on the cliff sides. Passerine interest on the outer head included two Yellow-browed Warblers and a Brambling.
The long-staying Ring Ouzel continued to entertain visitors to RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
