30th January 2015

A day of light/moderate west-south-westerly winds and sunny conditions, although temperatures struggled to only one degree C by late morning. A total of 160 Fulmars flew north together with one Blue Fulmar, with other sightings including 120 Shags, a lone Kittiwake, several thousand Guillemots, 13 Razorbills and one Puffin. Amazingly, no Red-throated Divers were seen in over two hours.

Two Goldcrests and two Treecreepers were present in South Dykes, where 18 Turnstones were on the beach.

Stonechat, Buckton, by Alan Walkington
Stonechat, Buckton, by Alan Walkington