An overcast day with a light east wind and temperatures of 6 degrees C.
The early morning seawatch on the headland produced few birds other than a Wigeon north, 20 Puffin north and six south. On the sea 25 Shag, one Common Scoter and 14 Puffin. At South Landing were three Common Scoter, 23 Turnstone and six Rock Pipit. Additional sightings included Barn Owl hunting at Stylerfield, a Woodcock, one Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Tree Sparrow, 10 Yellowhammer and eight Reed Bunting.
West of the Dykes there were eight Rock Pipits, a further eight of Scandinavian Rock Pipits/’littoralis’, two Grey Wagtails, 35 Fieldfare, 25 Yellowhammer, eight Reed Bunting and five Corn Buntings. At Bempton RSPB, a pair of Bullfinch was in The Dell and good numbers of Puffin visited the cliffs, while nearby at Buckton were two Short-eared Owl.
