Sunny, with light winds and a best of 16 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included a single Whooper Swan, one Red-breasted Merganser, an Arctic Tern, one Common Tern, 30 Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, one Arctic Skua and a Manx Shearwater.
Three Tundra Bean Geese and 45 Pink-feet commuted between Beacon Hill and fields to the east. Two Whooper Swans rested on fields near South Landing, while two Woodcock, two Water Rails and a Jack Snipe added further interest. Passerine migrants on the outer head included a Jay, one Swallow, a Firecrest, at least one Cetti’s Warbler, a Siberian Chiffchaff, six Twite and 34 Siskins.
Records from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included eight Whooper Swans flying south-east, 16 White-fronted Geese, a Raven, 121 Blackbirds, 51 Redwing, a Ring Ouzel, 11 Siskins and a Snow Bunting.
