Light/moderate north-east winds featured during a largely overcast day, with spells of light rain and temperatures reaching 16 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included an adult Sabine’s Gull south, four juvenile Long-tailed Skuas (three north, one south) and a Blue Fulmar north. Additional sightings included 23 Sooty Shearwaters, 82 Manx Shearwaters, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, 209 Sandwich Terns, 125 Common Terns, 67 Arctic Skuas (60 south), an adult Pomarine Skua south and 11 Bonxies. Migrant passerines were scarce, although the discovery of a Wood Warbler at Thornwick mid-evening hopefully hinted at riches to come.
Notable records from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included a Pomarine Skua, two Marsh Harriers, a Hobby, three Garden Warblers, a Goldcrest, a Pied Flycatcher and one Wheatear.
