24th February 2019

The weather consisted of light, variable winds, hazy sunshine and temperatures that reached ten degrees C. During the seawatch, 43 Wigeon flew south and the year’s first Lesser Black-backed Gull headed in the opposite direction. A Whooper Swan rested on Buckton Pond before flying south, whilst a single Barnacle Goose, initially on the sea off the Fog Station, was refound on fields near North Marsh. Both single Little Egret and Hooded Crow were located on the beach between Beacon Hill and South Landing, whilst a Short-eared Owl was seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Nearby, 75 Yellowhammers and 50 Corn Buntings remained at Buckton. The Pied Crow continued its sojourn in the village, again spending considerable time on Beech Avenue.

Corn Bunting, Buckton, by Mark Thomas
Barnacle Goose, Fog Station, by Brett Richards