It remained sunny all day, with a very light northerly wind establishing mid-morning. Seawatching highlights included 251 Wigeon north (51 south), a Shoveler, two Pintail, 141 Teal, 225 Common Scoters, two Velvet Scoters and two Red-breasted Mergansers all flying north. Meanwhile, 51 Red-throated Divers headed south, a Great Northern Diver moved north, along with nine Sooty Shearwaters, whilst 201 Little Gulls headed north (29 south), as did single Mediterranean and Yellow-legged Gulls. Three Pomarine Skuas flew south, with 23 Bonxies and three Arctic Skuas also recorded.
The Taiga Bean Goose accompanied eight Pink-feet at North Marsh. A minimum of two Short-eared Owls were present, including a single in off the sea, and the ringtail Hen Harrier hunted the stubbles near South Landing in the morning.
The day’s highlight related to the discovery of a Little Bunting at Whelkie Wynds. A total of 54 Yellow-browed Warblers were discovered, which included seven at Buckton and three at Bempton Cliffs RSPB. The Red-breasted Flycatcher also remained in residence at Old Fall. Additional sightings included a Jack Snipe, nine Snipe over, 20 Redwing, 12 Stonechats, 25 Goldcrests, 15 Chiffchaffs, four Lesser Redpoll, nine Brambling, a Snow Bunting and one Lapland Bunting.
Sightings from Buckton included two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, nine Goldcrest and 30 Corn Buntings.
