A day of light west-north-west winds, sunshine and temperatures reached 7 degrees after an overnight frost. The seawatch produced a Great Northern Diver flying north, 397 Fulmars moving in the same direction, together with a Blue Fulmar. There was a significant increase of Kittiwakes, with 157 north and 800 Gannets fed offshore.
The Greenland White-fronted Goose remained in the Water Lane area, a Shelduck on Stainforth’s Flash was new, with 15 Teal and three Grey Herons also present. A single Barn Owl featured at Thornwick, where a second pair of Coot arrived overnight and a Grey Wagtail was also present. A Short-eared Owl appeared near North Landing, along with two Stonechats, 10 Rock Pipits and an increase to 15 Meadow Pipits. Two Waxwings appeared in the village before they flew off north.
