19th January 2015

A light west-north-westerly wind, sunny conditions and temperatures rising from 0 to 2 degrees C. A total of 765 Fulmars moved north, including three Blue Fulmars, a Shelduck also flew north, as did a Peregrine and three Puffins, with 29 Razorbill noted amongst tens of thousands of Guillemots.

Thornwick Pool hosted 13 Teal and four Snipe, with a Barn Owl hunting the same area; other records included two Grey Herons, 79 Lapwings and three Redwing.

The cliff top farmland at Buckton proved productive once again, with four Short-eared Owls and a Peregrine, 20 Fieldfare, two Goldcrest, 40 Linnets, 80 Twites, 90 Yellowhammers, 40 Reed Buntings and 20 Corn Buntings.

Twite, Buckton, Paul Reed
Twite, Buckton, by Paul Reed