9th January 2024

An overcast day, with a moderate easterly wind and temperatures peaking at a mere four degrees C. The seawatch featured 14 Eiders moving north, three Shelduck and 11 Dunlin flying south, with a lone Woodcock in off the sea. A single Whooper Swan flew south over the Dykes, with an additional three Woodcock and seven Grey Plovers on the outer head. Passerine interest included 50 Snow Buntings along the North Cliffs and a similar sized flock of Yellowhammers along Lighthouse Road.

Three Short-eared Owls remained at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where a single Lapland Bunting was present.

Curlew, South Landing, by Alan Walkington