3rd November 2022

Today was much quieter from a weather perspective with a light westerly, a generally bright day and a maximum temperature of 12°C.

Seawatching produced four Great Northern Divers and single Goosander, Arctic Tern and Arctic Skua. An adult Mediterranean Gull flew south and the number of Little Gulls was lower than yesterday, only 155 being logged.

Eighteen Whooper Swans were logged and the Merlin continued to perform over the Lighthouse Grassland and a Woodcock was at South Landing. Common Scoter numbered 119 between South Dykes and South Landing. Passerines included single Ring Ouzel and Brambling, nine Chiffchaffs, a late Willow Warbler and 17 Lesser Redpolls.

A Hen Harrier was reported from Bempton Cliffs RSPB.

Chiffchaff, South Dykes by Alan Walkington