Largely cloudy with a moderate to fresh westerly wind, temperatures reach 18°C mid-afternoon.
A morning seawatch produced a single Sooty Shearwater blogging before flying north and a summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver also moving north; an evening watch produced 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls, 14 Knot, 18 Sandwich Terns and a Red-throated Diver south and 8 Swifts in off.
A juvenile Hen Harrier quartered the field on the south side of the Outer Head during the morning. A small fall on the Outer Head consisted of 9 Spotted Flycatchers, a Garden Warbler, 17 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 6 Wheatears, a Whinchat and 2 Yellow Wagtails while 8 Siskins flew over. Meadow Pipits were moving again with 140 counted flying west along the southern cliffs. A single Whimbrel flew over the village and a Water Rail was at Thornwick Pools. By evening, there was 360 Great Black-backed Gulls roosting on the golf course.
Bempton again produced a good variety of passerine migrants with 11 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, a single Garden Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroats and 2 Goldcrest. Reflecting the situation on the Outer Head 5 Spotted Flycatchers were present along with a single Pied. A Redstart, 3 Wheatears, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 13 Siskin were also seen. A flock of 140 Goldfinch was notable. A Marsh Harrier was in the Buckton area again.
