Friday 2nd January, 2015

A somewhat windy day with a westerly force 6, some cloud cover and the temperature 7 c.

The usual morning seawatch recorded a big movement of Fulmars with 45 south and 1075 north, along with a Blue Fulmar, 16 Red-throated Diver south and eight north, 52 Gannet south and 309 north, two Wigeon north, 30 Mallard south, a single Common Scoter north and three Great Skua south. Around 100 Shag were around the headland, as were 50 Fulmar.

A juvenile Glaucous Gull was found in fields at Thornwick in the afternoon and may have roosted on the sea off North Landing. A Great Skua flew north past South Landing in the afternoon and on the beach at South Dykes there were four Rock Pipit and a Grey Wagtail.

At Buckton there were two Short-eared Owls,  70 Yellowhammer, a 1st-year male Stonechat, Water Rail, 8 Snipe, 14 Grey Partridge, Peregrine, 2 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare and a Razorbill north on the sea.

Juvenile Glaucous Gull, Martin Garner
Juvenile Glaucous Gull, Martin Garner
Juvenile Glaucous Gull, Martin Garner
Juvenile Glaucous Gull, Martin Garner
Short-eared Owls roosting on ringing poles at Buckton by Mark Thomas
Short-eared Owls roosting on ringing poles at Buckton, by Mark Thomas