Wednesday 13th January

At Thornton Carrs this morning there were 260 Greylags, 130 Pink-footed Geese, 80 Skylarks, 25 Meadow Pipits, 24 Reed Buntings, 2 Snipe, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk and a Little Egret. A small flock of Redwings were seen on Weaponess Drive. At Scalby Mills there were 239 Wigeon, and in Jackson's Bay there were 6 Ringed Plover. 4 Little Grebes, 5 Goldeneye and a female Goosander were at Seamer Road Mere, while 2 Great Northern Divers were in South Bay. Two Lapland Buntings and 2 Twite at Long Nab. Thursday 14th January A Velvet Scoter flew south at Long Nab.