Whilst we may have escaped the snowy conditions that seemed to have blanketed large swathes of the country, a rather persistent band of sleet-like rain put a halt to any real birding opportunities till well past midday. A late Manx Shearwater was the highlight of the seawatching with just a single Brent Goose and 9 Common Scoter also of note. Around the Bill, a total of 4 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Turnstones and a Knot were also recorded. The lingering Blackcap was again observed visiting the apple provisions in the Obs garden.
We're not particularly aware that Knots are associated with cold weather at spots like Ferrybridge and you never really see them flying past or over the Bill during cold spells but as soon as the temperature plummets it's the safest of bets that one will turn up on the wave-cut platform below the crane on East Cliffs - and so it came to pass today! © Jodie Mae Henderson:
