Thursday 16 February 2017

*Belated news of eight Lapland Buntings yesterday in a ploughed cliff-top field east of South Landing*

A mostly overcast day with moderate south-westerlies and some light rain mid afternoon onwards. Seawatching highlights saw a single Teal north, two Eider north, nine Red-throated Diver south (one north), six Kittiwake and two Common Gull north and a single Lapland Bunting overflew the fogstation.

Up to ten Lapland Buntings were present between South Landing and Booted Gully.

The three Short-eared Owls were again at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.

Short-eared Owl, Bempton Cliffs RSPB, by Alan Walkington