Overcast with prolonged spells of light rain, a light south-westerly and milder temperatures that reached a maximum of 14 degrees C. During the seawatch, two Shoveler, 21 Wigeon, a Velvet Scoter, a female Long-tailed Duck, seven Goldeneye, a Red-breasted Merganser, three Great Northern Divers, four Snipe and 16 Little Gulls flew south; a drake Long-tailed Duck also headed north. The year’s first Slavonian Grebe drifted south past the Fog Station, where a first-winter Caspian Gull and an Arctic Skua also lingered offshore; 12 Twite frequented the adjacent cliff top.
Nineteen Whooper Swans were still in residence, whilst Thornwick Pools hosted a drake Goldeneye, a Water Rail and three Snipe. A waterlogged field on the outer head attracted 15 Snipe, a Jack Snipe and one Woodcock. An arrival of winter thrushes included 230 Fieldfare and 55 Blackbirds. In addition, the Yellow-browed Warbler was still present at South Dykes.
RSPB Bempton Cliffs continued to host a Short-eared Owl, where 32 Fieldfare flew north-west.
