Monday 7th March, 2016

The weather today was mainly cloud cover, a north wind force 5 and a temperature only reaching 4 degrees C.

An early two hours seawatch recorded few species, including six Red-throated Diver south, 339 Fulmar north and 23 Great Black-backed Gull north, with 30 Shag and 97 Black-headed Gull present off the Headland.

The Bittern showed again late evening at Thornwick Pools, along with a Water Rail and Grey Partridge. South Landing had the usual group of Rock Pipit, including one ‘littoralis’. Great Spotted Woodpecker and Treecreeper were recorded in Danes Dyke Woods.

Great Spotted Woodpecker by Tony Simpson
Rock Pipit "littoralis" by Brett Richards
littoralis Rock Pipit by Brett Richards