Strong south-easterly winds at first light preceded south-south-westerlies with sunny intervals and occasional heavy showers and temperatures reaching 13 degrees C. A dark-bellied Brent Goose flew south along with two Gadwall, three Pintail, two Arctic Tern, a Black Tern, four Bonxies and six Arctic Skuas; in addition 762 Little Gulls fed offshore. Nine Whooper Swans flew south over the Dykes and the Spotted Redshank remained at Thornwick Pools. There was evidence of a small arrival of passerines, with notable records involving three Jays, two Pied Flycatchers, one Whinchat, a Brambling and a Snow Bunting. Sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs included the aforementioned Whooper Swans, another Jay and two Minke Whales.
