The fantastic birding spell continued during a relatively cloudy day with some sunny intervals, a moderate north-north-east wind and high of 13 degrees C. The Pale-legged Leaf Warbler remained at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, while an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler was located on the edge of the Gorse Field early afternoon. Elsewhere, an Olive-backed Pipit delighted large numbers of visiting birders on the edge of Thornwick Camp, where it fed in the leaf litter adjacent to the ‘activity barn’. Also present were five Red-breasted Flycatchers, a Great Grey Shrike, four Ring Ouzels, a Marsh Warbler, an Icterine Warbler, six Yellow-browed Warblers and the year’s first Barred Warbler; the latter caught during a ringing session at Thornwick. Additional totals included single Hobby, Merlin, Bar-tailed Godwit, Woodcock and Jack Snipe, 70 Goldcrest, a Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, 13 Wheatear, one Redstart, a Whinchat, four Pied Flycatchers, four Grey Wagtails, five Brambling, 13 Siskin and a Snow Bunting.
A Black-throated Diver flew north during a seawatch that also featured 11 dark-bellied Brent Geese, six Velvet Scoters and three Sooty Shearwaters; a further 12 dark-bellied Brents flew north-east along the South Cliffs.
Migrant numbers at Bempton included two Woodcock, a Yellow-browed Warbler, eight Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, 40 Goldcrests and a Brambling.