The day featured light variable winds and sunshine. During the seawatch, 35 Red-throated Divers flew south, five Sooty Shearwaters and 89 Common Scoters went north, two Red-breasted Mergansers, two Arctic Skuas and 17 Bonxies flew south and two Common Terns moved north. An adult Mediterranean Gull appeared offshore, whilst 50 Curlew, a Grey Plover and 50 Oystercatchers were in residence.
Pride of place was the discovery of an Olive-backed Pipit alongside St David Lane near North Landing, although the bird proved elusive and frequented private land. Additional sightings included three Yellow-browed Warblers, a Garden Warbler, 11 Ring Ouzels, two Wheatears, five Stonechat, 62 Skylarks, eight Coal Tits, 11 Lesser Redpolls and three Siskin.
West of the Dykes, a Great Northern Diver flew south-east past Bempton and a Short-eared Owl came in off the sea at Buckton. A Yellow-browed Warbler was present in sycamores by the church at Speeton, with another Yellow-browed Warbler at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.
