Light southerly winds, occasionally from the south-east; overcast with misty spells and a high of 13 degrees C. An arrival of 2450 Blackbirds created the day’s main spectacle, while a Dusky Warbler (South Landing) and the week’s fourth Pallas’s Warbler (RSPB Bempton Cliffs) provided further excitement. A Siberian Chiffchaff along the Motorway and a male Northern Bullfinch near North Marsh provided ‘back-up’. Additional totals on the outer head included 62 Lapwing, 12 Woodcock, a first-winter Caspian Gull, 16 Goldcrests, three Blackcap, nine Chiffchaffs, three Cetti’s Warblers, 2150 Redwing, 720 Fieldfare, 35 Song Thrush, one Mistle Thrush, a Ring Ouzel, 550 Starlings, 60 Chaffinch, a Brambling, two Twite, 40 Siskin and five Snow Buntings.
As well as the aforementioned Pallas’s Warbler, RSPB Bempton Cliffs attracted a Yellow-browed Warbler, 100 Blackbirds, ten Goldcrest and a Brambling. Nearby, Buckton hosted a Jack Snipe, one Water Rail, a Merlin, 430 Fieldfare, 135 Redwing, 17 Song Thrush, 70 Blackbirds, ten Goldcrests, a Yellow-browed Warbler, eight Redpoll, four Siskin and 31 Chaffinch.
