Thursday 7th April, 2016

An overcast day with winds from the north-west force 4 and a temperature of 9c

A short morning sea-watch had two Eider south, eleven Common Scoter south, two Red-throated Diver south and one north, 82 Fulmar north, 174 Common Gull south, three Sandwich Tern north and both a male Ring Ousel and a female Wheatear on the headland.

A Black-necked Grebe was on the sea at Sewerby, an Egyptian Goose at Micklemires, the two Richards Pipits remained in the first field at North Landing, other sites had 51 Grey-lag Goose, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stonechat, 10 Pied Wagtail, White Wagtail, two Swallow, three Redwing, 10 Sand Martin, five Chiffchaff, two Willow Warbler and 47 Linnet.

Egyptian Goose, Micklemires, by Tony Dixon
Egyptian Goose, Micklemires, by Tony Dixon
Egyptian Goose by Brett Richards
Egyptian Goose, Micklemires, by Brett Richards