16th January 2021

An overcast start to the day with persistent rain until mid-morning; sunny intervals developed later, when the south-westerly wind gradually abated. Skeins of Pink-footed Geese containing a total of 430 birds flew south late afternoon. Three Long-tailed Ducks remained, whilst five Woodcock represented an influx. A Short-eared Owl hunted the North Cliff top grasslands, with 12 Redwing nearby. Two Nuthatch remained in Sewerby gardens.

Sanderling, South Dykes, by Alan Walkington