14th December 2015

Overcast skies and a light south-westerly wind featured throughout the day. The seawatch was rewarding with two Great Northern Divers flying south, one Blue Fulmar, a Manx Shearwater and two Shelduck flying north. Additional wildfowl on the move included 16 Wigeon heading south, 84 Teal flying north (with 33 south), one Shoveler going north, a Tufted Duck heading south, five Scaup moving north, whilst two Goldeneye and two Goosander flew south.

Fourteen Shelduck flew east past South Landing, which also hosted three Woodcock, whilst there was a single Common Buzzard at the Dykes. Small numbers of thrushes arrived, with 15 Fieldfare and 16 Redwing east of the Dykes and 25 Fieldfare, four Blackbirds and two Redwing at Buckton; the Gadwall was again on Buckton Pond.

Red-throated Diver, South Landing, by Craig Thomas
Red-throated Diver, South Landing, by Craig Thomas