Light northerly winds, increasing cloud cover after a relatively bright start to a cold day, with temperatures reaching eight degrees C. Seawatch highlights included a Velvet Scoter (north), 283 Common Scoters, eight Goldeneye, a Red-breasted Merganser, a Great Northern Diver (south), one Bonxie, a Pomarine Skua (north), a Sandwich Tern and two Little Auks (north).
The day’s highlight related to the discovery of two Hume’s Warblers; one at Old Fall and other at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Additional migrants were 15 Whooper Swans flying south over Beacon Hill, three Woodcock, a Long-eared Owl at Old Fall, one Lesser Whitethroat, five Redpoll, 40 Siskin, 12 Brambling and nine Snow Buntings.
In addition to the aforementioned Hume’s Warbler, sightings from RSPB Bempton Cliffs involved 60 Pink-footed Geese flying south, one Woodcock, a Siberian Chiffchaff, 30 Siskin, one Snow Bunting and 101 Corn Buntings.
