16th December 2018

The weather consisted of a light south-westerly wind, sunny intervals and temperatures that reached six degrees C. During the seawatch, single dark-bellied Brent Goose, Shoveler, Pintail and Gadwall flew south, along with seven Wigeon, 30 Teal and 15 Eider, while 70 Red-throated Divers and 11 Great Crested Grebes were offshore.

The Short-eared Owl again hunted the Gorse Field/Lighthouse Grassland, the two Nuthatch made a welcome re-appearance in South Dykes, along with eight Goldcrests and four Treecreepers. West of the Dykes, sightings from Buckton included a Water Rail, 21 Snipe, 70 Linnets, 30 Reed. Buntings, 80 Yellowhammers and 60 Corn Buntings.

Nuthatch, South Dykes, by June & Malcolm Fox