A light/moderate southerly wind backed south-easterly in the afternoon, with occasional sunny intervals and temperatures reaching 19 degrees C. Seawatching was rewarded with three Shoveler, two Gadwall, 15 Wigeon, four Pintail, 241 Teal, 16 Red-throated Divers, four Little Egrets, two Bar-tailed Godwits, a Greenshank, 204 Common Terns and 25 Arctic Skuas all moving south; six Sooty Shearwaters flew north, while first-winter Yellow-legged Gull and Caspian Gull lingered offshore. Thornwick Pools hosted the Garganey, a Little Egret, juvenile Little Stint, four Ringed Plovers, 13 Dunlin and two Snipe. In addition, two Bar-tailed Godwits fed on South Landing beach and three Greenshank flew south over the outer head. Single Marsh Harrier and Hobby overflew South Landing, while passerine migrants included seven Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher, three Tree Pipits and three Whinchat. A total of 105 Swallows flew south-east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs, as did a Marsh Harrier and five Swifts.
