22nd January 2025

Misty and overcast with light rain during the morning in a light westerly and 5°C being the highest temperature.

Guillemots dominated the seawatch with 8200 passing north and 400 south. Other notable sightings included a Bonxie, a first-winter Yellow-legged Gull and a Merlin. Five Water Rails, two Golden Plover and fifty Pink-footed Geese were noted around the Outer Head where passerine interest included a Chiffchaff at North Dykes, a Goldcrest and eight Redwings. A Short-eared Owl, three Woodcock and a Water Rail were at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.

Stonechat, Beacon Hill (Brett Richards)