Not the most auspicious of starts to the new year with rain for the best of the morning before a clearance did at least allow for some perfunctory coverage. The
Yellow-browed Warbler at Pennsylvania Castle made it onto a second month list and there were still 2
Firecrests there.
Great Northern Divers increased to 14 in Portland Harbour, where 18
Black-necked Grebes, 5
Goosanders, 2
Black-throated Divers and a
Red-necked Grebe were still about. Two
Great Northern Divers at Ferrybridge might have been additions to the harbour tally, with 105
Dunlin, 2
Redshanks and a
Bar-tailed Godwit also there. The only seawatch report was a lone
Great Skua through off the Bill.