Friday 18th November, 2016

A part cloudy day with winds in a south-west direction force 5 and a temperature of only 3c.

A rather steady morning sea-watch with five Velvet Scoter and seven Common Scoter south, 10 Red-throated Diver south and 13 north, Great Northern Diver south and 52 Shag, 23 Oystercatcher and three Turnstone present at the headland.

An interesting day of movement elsewhere with at least 67 Whooper Swan and 310 Pink-footed Goose south in various sized groups. 30 Common Scoter, 37 Turnstone, four Sanderling and 15 Rock Pipit were at South Landing. A single Velvet Scoter off South Dykes. Thornwick Pools had 28 Teal, six Common Snipe, Jack Snipe and two Barn Owl. Two Hooded Crow flew west of Lighthouse Road and five Snow Buntings were also flyovers at various locations. A further two Snow Bunting were near Buckton Dell.

Turnstone at South Landing by Geoff Carr
Turnstone at South Landing by Geoff Carr
Whooper Swans by Andrew Alport
Whooper Swans by Andrew Allport