11th January 2023

After a relatively bright start cloud increased during the afternoon; temperatures reached nine degrees C in strong south-west winds. A Great Northern Diver flew south during a seawatch that also saw 14 Pink-footed Geese and a ‘northern’ Herring Gull moving in the same direction. The Bittern again roosted at Thornwick Pools, with 81 Teal and a Water Rail also at the latter site.

Sparrowhawk, South Landing, by Alan Walkington