A cloudy start soon cleared to give a sunny day, with light westerly winds and a temperature rising to 10c.
The morning seawatch produced 10 Red-throated Diver south and two north, 536 Fulmars flying north which included four Blue Fulmars, seven Common Scoter south and two north, five Meadow Pipit in off the sea and 10 Carrion Crow north. Present at the headland were 50 Shag, 20 Oystercatcher, two Purple Sandpiper, six Curlew, 13 Turnstone, 60 Common Gull, two Stonechat and the female-type Black Redstart near Bay Brambles.
Additional sightings included several Buzzard in the area, at least two Brambling, a Firecrest along North Marine Road, 10 Goldcrest, a Sand Martin through, one Woodcock in Holmes Gut and two Siskin. At least 50 Blackbirds were in the Thornwick Bay/Old Fall area.
At least 60 Shag roosted at Briel Newk and a number of both Redwing and Blackbird were passing over Bempton in the early evening, presumably attempting the North Sea crossing.
