A sunny day with moderate westerly winds and temperatures of three degrees C. Seawatching highlights included three pale-bellied Brent Geese flying north (one south), a Red-breasted Merganser and 131 Red-throated Divers north, three Great Northern Divers south (two north) and 11 Snipe north.
A Ringed Plover on South Landing beach had been colour-ringed on the Wadden Sea coastline of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. A total of 78 Golden Plover and 41 Lapwing indicated cold weather movement, as did an additional 16 Snipe; one Jack Snipe remained at Thornwick Pools. Forty-three Fieldfares flew west and additional passerine interest was provided by a Richard’s Pipit on the cliff top near the Golf Course, a Snow Bunting and four Lapland Buntings.
