The temperature barely moved from 8°C all day in a light easterly.
Two seawatching sessions produced wildfowl highlights of a Shoveler, two Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 77 Eider, 80 Common Scoter and two Goldeneye. A first-winter Yellow-legged Gull fed offshore as a Mediterranean Gull and 27 Little Gulls passed by. A lone Little Auk flew south and a new December day count record of 47 Puffins was logged.
Whooper Swans were noted at Marine Valley (2 juveniles), Lighthouse Road (4 adults then flew south) and over South Landing (6 adults flying east). Thornwick Fishing Lake held a Pochard, Tufted Duck and Little Grebe and North Marsh attracted 46 Wigeon. A Great Northern Diver was at South Landing with 116 Common Scoter and 13 Eider between there and South Dykes. Also noted on the Outer Head were a Water Rail, one Twite, two Brambling and seven Snow Buntings.
At Bempton Cliffs RSPB a small arrival included a Ring Ouzel, Redwing and Fieldfare, two Goldcrest while two new Moorhens joined the resident group. A small flock of Black-tailed Godwits were sound recorded overnight at Bempton Village.
