Thursday 30th November

The day had a particularly wintry feel with the strong northerly wind continuing throughout and frequent snow, sleet, hail and rain showers.

The morning sea watch was relatively productive with single Long-tailed DuckScaup, GN Diver and Goldeneye. Other notable counts included 17 Shelduck, 39 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 16 Common Scoter, 9 RT Diver and 464 Fulmar.

A female Red-breasted Merganser was at South Landing, with other counts from the outer headland including 3 Water Rail, 58 Turnstone, 14 Sanderling and 4 Purple Sandpiper.

A Little Auk was picked up exhausted in a Bempton village garden early during the morning before being taken into care.

Great spotted Woodpecker, South Dykes by Alan Walkington