A day of moderate notherly winds, overcast skies after heavy overnight rain and a top temperature of four degrees C. A Blue Fulmar flying north was the best of the seawatch. However, evidence of the effect of the inclement weather was more obvious on the land – increased water levels pushed wintering Water Rails into the open, with three in the Lighthouse Crop Field and two in the Bay Brambles. Thrushes were also scattered across the headland, with five Fieldfare, a Redwing, two Song Thrush and two Mistle Thrush in one field at Hartendale.
