A day of moderate northerly winds and overcast skies, with temperatures again below average and peaking at ten degrees C. During the seawatch, four Pintail, three Tufted Ducks, 18 Scaup and ten Manx Shearwaters flew north, with 34 Sandwich Terns and an Arctic Skua heading in the opposite direction.
The day’s highlight was the discovery of an Olive-backed Pipit that spent 90 seconds on the lawn of a village garden before flying off north; there was no further sign of the bird in the evening. Five White Wagtails and a Yellow Wagtail were attracted to a recently ploughed field near South Landing, with two Fieldfare, two Wheatear and a Siskin also recorded.
West of the Dykes, sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included two Bonxies, two Yellow Wagtails were present near the village, whilst Buckton Pond attracted a Tufted Duck.
