The gale force northerly winds gradually relented during a largely overcast day, with occasional light drizzle in the morning and temperatures that reached 13 degrees C. Seawatching proved productive once again, with four Velvet Scoters, seven pale-bellied Brent Geese, a Storm Petrel, 204 Sooty Shearwaters, 129 Manx Shearwaters, a Black Guillemot, a juvenile Pomarine Skua and two juvenile Long-tailed Skuas all flying north. A flock of 19 Barnacle Geese also overflew Old Fall.
Shelter continued to be at a premium on the land, but where present, migrants illustrated an arrival had taken place over recent days. Old Fall hosted single Firecrest, Yellow-browed Warbler, the male Red-breasted Flycatcher and the week’s second Little Bunting. South Landing attracted 23 Redwing (with eight elsewhere), three Yellow-browed Warblers and a Hawfinch, whilst a fifth Yellow-browed Warbler frequented Hartendale. A single Barred Warbler remained in residence in the Bay Brambles.
Sightings from Bempton included 25 Barnacle Geese south, a Black-throated Diver north, a Leach’s Petrel north (off Buckton), 32 Sooty Shearwaters, 11 Manx Shearwaters, a Yellow-browed Warbler and two Hawfinch that flew south.
