Light north-west winds, sunny skies and temperatures peaked at three degrees C. During the seawatch, four Eiders, 32 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver, one Black-throated Diver, 555 Fulmars and an adult Mediterranean Gull flew north.
A first-winter Richard’s Pipit and three Lapland Buntings were on fields between North Dykes and Thornwick; the former was a different individual to one present a few days ago, so two Richard’s Pipits are clearly wintering in the area.
West of the Dykes, sightings from Bempton Cliffs RSPB included a Great Northern Diver and 31 Song Thrush.
