Thursday 30th December

24 Crossbills and 4 Marsh Tits were spotted in the Haygate area of Dalby Forest, while 2 Dippers and a Kingfisher were in Thornton Dale. 13 Fieldfare and a Goshawk were seen from Far Lane, Hutton Buscel, while on Cayton Carr there were 5 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Dunlin, a Peregrine and 250 Lapwings. A Woodcock was flushed from the cliff top bushes at Long Nab, 24 Curlew were in the fields behind the observatory, 2 Pink-footed Geese flew west, and a flock of 60 Lapwings flew south-west. 24 Fieldfare and a Mistle Thrush were at Newlands Lane, Cloughton, and 13 Mandarin were at Hackness. The Great Northern Diver was again in the harbour where 21 Purple Sandpipers were roosting. 4 Red-throated Divers were again in the area, while 2 Razorbills were in North Bay.