Another cold day with a couple of hours of slow thaw, the temperature peaked at 2°C. The wind was a light westerly.
Today’s seawatching highlights included single Velvet Scoter, Goosander and Mediterranean Gull and two Sooty Shearwaters. A Little Auk was offshore and a Snow Bunting was also present.
Birds were continuing to try to escape from the freezing conditions. Lapwing numbered 202 and Golden Plover 74 as eleven Woodcock were seen at various sites and two Water Rails were at Hartendale and Thornwick Pools. The Grey Plover at South Landing Beach remained where two Goldeneye were offshore.
Bempton Cliffs RSPB hosted 30 Corn Buntings and five Lapwing were also present.
