11th February 2023

A mild, sunny day in a light westerly and a maximum temperature of 12°C.

Seawatching was quiet again, the highlight being 1077 Gannets, nearly all adults, passing the Fog Station in both directions.

The waters sat Thornwick continued to hold wildfowl with a Whooper Swan, six Mute Swans, three Barnacle Geese and two Shelduck still in residence along with the long-staying Little Grebe. In the same area, sixteen Coot constituted a record February day count. A single Chiffchaff visited a central village garden.

At Bempton Cliffs RSPB, 99 Pink-footed Geese flew north.

Shelduck, Thornwick Pools by Alan Walkington