A light south-westerly wind and sunshine during the morning, with the wind moving to the south and a heavy overcast developing later. Seawatch highlights included 16 Sooty Shearwaters flying north, 100 Pink-footed Geese moving south (in several small skeins), 118 Common Scoters north, seven Pomarine Skuas north (and one south), 34 Arctic Skuas heading north, a juvenile Long-tailed Skua flying south and 130 Little Gulls offshore.
Thornwick Pool hosted single Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Shoveler, 14 Teal, a Snipe and at least one Water Rail. A Swift overflew Thornwick in the morning and four Grey Wagtails appeared together on the edge of the pool; part of a total eight present on the Headland.
Passerines included two Redstarts, a Whinchat, five Stonechats in the Bay Brambles, 18 Goldcrests, and a Lapland Bunting over the Gorse Field. However, best of all, a juvenile Red-backed Shrike was discovered near the car-park at Bempton RSPB. Nearby, six Common Buzzards flew north-west over Buckton, where there were another three Stonechats.
