A relatively overcast day after a damp start, with moderate south-west winds and temperatures reaching 18 degrees C. The morning seawatch featured two Tufted Duck, a Red-throated Diver, seven Manx Shearwaters and a Common Tern flying south, with 16 Common Scoters and an Arctic Skua moving north.
Two Little Egrets and a Greenshank frequented North Marsh. A Hobby hunted the skies above Hartendale, whilst a juvenile Cuckoo was seen in Holmes Gut. With no sign of the albatross at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, the highlight there was a confiding Long-eared Owl. Nearby, a ringtail Hen Harrier hunted the cliff top grasslands at Buckton.
