Firstly, Merry Christmas to one and all from Flamborough Bird Observatory!
An overcast day with some brighter intervals, a relatively light south-westerly wind and a top temperature of ten degrees C. Seawatching was rewarded with three Great Northern Divers moving north, two drake Long-tailed Ducks, two Velvet Scoters and a lone Tufted Duck moving past the outer head. In addition, a juvenile Iceland Gull flew east past South Landing in the afternoon. However, in the local context a Green Woodpecker immediately east of the village represented the rarest sighting by a distance. Passerine interest included a Grey Wagtail, one Chiffchaff and seven Siskins.
A Short-eared Owl was at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where 32 Snow Buntings were in residence.
