18th November 2025

Overcast with heavy showers, light winds, and a high of four degrees C – chilly. The morning seawatch was rewarded with three Great Northern Divers, three dark-bellied Brent Geese, five Tufted Ducks, 19 Eider and four Little Gulls.

Two Mute Swans flew west over the Dykes, while three Water Rails were in the Golf Course Willows. Thornwick Pools hosted 106 Teal and a Woodcock. Another Woodcock was at the Bowling Green, with 25 Siskin at nearby South Landing. Elsewhere, the long-staying Firecrest duo remained in the Bay Brambles.

Siberian Chiffchaff, Thornwick Pools, by John McLoughlin (17/11)