A light north-westerly wind remained after yesterday’s stronger northerly airflow, with sunshine and temperatures reaching six degrees C. Seawatch highlights included a Great Northern Diver, 497 Fulmars, 178 Kittiwakes and a Northern Herring Gull flying north, with a lone Bonxie heading south. The Long-tailed Duck was still off Cattlemere, while a first-winter/female Black Redstart feeding on the nearby beach at High Stacks was new. Thornwick Pools attracted a Shelduck, 118 Teal, a Pochard and a Water Rail; a skein of 29 Pink-footed Geese also flew south. Two Shore Larks were still present at the cliff top at Buckton along with 40 Lapland Buntings.
