16th January 2023– bright and frosty N2/3
Offshore
A check over the sea (0900-1000) produced 115 Eider, 47 Red-throated Diver, 16 Common Scoter, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Guillemot and the first Gannet of the year.
Grounded Migrants
Single Fieldfare and Redwing were logged.
Diurnal Migration
A Marsh Harrier flew east.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains and a Merlin was the best of the rest.
Local News
The long-staying Great Northern Diver was still on Ormsgill Reservoir.
