The weather consisted of blustery westerly winds, sunny intervals and temperatures that reached a maximum of 14 degrees C. A solitary Manx Shearwater, 15 Sanderling, 41 Little Gulls and 525 Common Gulls flew north during the seawatch.
Wildfowl were again on the move south, with totals of 377 Pink-footed Geese and 14 Whooper Swans recorded. A Merlin flew past the Fog Station, whilst a first-winter Caspian Gull was located on the recent plough near Old Fall Steps. A Common Swift was a late record, whilst other notable sightings included the Red-backed Shrike in the Bay Brambles, six Yellow-browed Warblers, the Barred Warbler at North Landing, one Common Whitethroat, a Ring Ouzel accompanying a small afternoon arrival of thrushes, ten Stonechat, two Redstart and ten Lesser Redpolls.
Visible migration over RSPB Bempton Cliffs involved 316 Pink-footed Geese south-east (41 north-west), 17 Barnacle Geese north-west, eight Whooper Swans south-east, a Merlin, 65 Redwing and ten Lesser Redpolls all north-west.
