Sunny throughout, with a light westerly wind and temperatures reaching three degrees C after a hard frost. During the morning’s seawatch, 152 Common Scoters, 193 Fulmars and a ‘northern’ Herring Gull flew north, with a Great Northern Diver heading south. Seventy-four Pink-footed Geese toured the outer head, with 56 of these resting on fields at North Dykes where they were also joined by two Whooper Swans; at least one Long-tailed Duck remained off the South Cliffs. Passerine interest included the Hooded Crow lingering from yesterday, a Chiffchaff, 50 Skylarks, 32 Fieldfare, 32 Redwing and 75 Yellowhammers.
Finally, all at FBO would like to wish the followers of our daily sightings a very Happy New Year!
