An overcast day with a light to moderate south to south-easterly. The temperature was an almost constant 12°C.
Ducks were the focus of interest on this morning’s seawatch with the following logged: three Shoveler, two Gadwall, 29 Wigeon, 20 Teal, a single Velvet and 81 Common Scoter, three Goldeneye and two Red-breasted Mergansers. Also seen were two Arctic Skuas, two Great Northern Divers while a Short-eared Owl was seen to come in off the sea.
Waters at Thornwick hosted a Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Tufted Duck and 86 Teal. Four Whooper Swans remained at Highcliffe Manor and a different four over Old Fall. About 200 Pink-footed Geese were on stubble on the Outer Head. Two Yellow-browed Warblers were at Old Fall Plantation and a late Wheatear in a nearby field. Other sightings included a Ring Ouzel, two Twite, two Snow Buntings, seven Woodcock, a Short-eared Owl and a Merlin.
Sightings at Bempton Cliffs RSPB included a Marsh Harrier, 500 Pink-footed Geese, a Whooper Swan, two Woodcock and two Water Rails. A Little Egret, 17 Bramblings, three Siskins and two Snow Buntings flew over.
