Thursday 17th November, 2016

Weather today was mainly overcast with a south-westerly wind force 4-6 and 7c.

The morning sea-watch had 32 Pink-footed Goose, three Gadwall, nine Common Scoter, 11 Red-throated Diver and four Great Northern Diver all south. A Sooty Shearwater and Little Gull both north and 40 Oystercatcher, 50 Turnstone and five Purple Sandpiper present off the headland.

At Bempton four Great Northern Diver were on the sea, 140 Pink-footed Goose flew over and two Wheatear spp were reported. Thornwick Pools had 20 Teal, six Snipe and a “sinensis” Cormorant.

"sinensis" Cormorant on Thornwick Pools by Brett Richards
“sinensis” Cormorant on Thornwick Pools by Brett Richards