There were relatively overcast skies throughout a day of moderate north-north-west winds, while temperatures reached 18 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included two Sooty Shearwaters, 69 Manx Shearwaters, five Arctic Skuas, four Bonxies, two Caspian Gulls (juvenile & 2nd calendar-year) and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull moving north. Lone Bar-tailed Godwit and Grey Plover did the same, while terns were more obvious than of late: 301 Sandwich Terns moved north, as did 36 Arctic Terns, while an additional 47 Arctics fed offshore in the evening. In addition, two Red-breasted Mergansers moved south.
South Landing beach attracted two Little Egrets, 12 Whimbrel, two Knot and oddly a Green Sandpiper. The North Marsh area continued to host a drake Garganey, a juvenile Merlin and single Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper.
Single juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and Caspian Gull flew north at RSPB Bempton Cliffs where 24 Manx Shearwaters, a Bonxie, 124 Sandwich Terns, nine Common Terns and an Arctic Tern flew north, while a Merlin lingered.
