25th October 2015

The day consisted light westerly winds and sunny intervals. Seawatching resulted in a Great Northern Diver flying south, a Manx Shearwater moving north, 16 Whooper Swans, a Goldeneye, two Goosanders and 17 Bonxies heading south, whilst two Pomarine Skuas and one Arctic Skua flew north. A skein of 150 Pink-footed Geese flew south over the Headland, with another 13 Whooper Swans flying south over Buckton and two Velvet Scoters were off South Landing. Six Common Buzzards were present, whilst a Yellow-legged Gull appeared at North Landing.

A Yellow-browed Warbler was located at South Landing, where there were also three Lesser Redpolls and eight Siskin. A single Twite, one Snow Bunting and two Lapland Buntings were present on the Outer Head.

West of the Dykes, a Black Redstart was located near Bempton village.

Whooper Swans, Outer Head, by Andy Malley
Whooper Swans, Outer Head, by Andy Malley
Whooper Swan, Thornwick, by John Beaumont
Whooper Swan, Thornwick, by John Beaumont
Black Redstart, Bempton, by John Beaumont
Black Redstart, Bempton, by John Beaumont
Snow Bunting, North Dykes, by John Beaumont
Snow Bunting, North Dykes, by John Beaumont