30th December 2024

A bright day, with prolonged sunny spells, a blustery south-west wind and a high of nine degrees C. Seventeen Great Crested Grebes sheltered in the bay between South Dykes and Sewerby, while the Dykes hosted two Mistle Thrush and two Goldcrest. Eight Pink-footed Geese rested on fields at Buckton, while the nearby Pond hosted a Lapwing, one Wigeon and six Snipe; a Woodcock also remained at nearby RSPB Bempton Cliffs.

Snipe, Buckton Pond, by Alan Walkington