Twenty Yellowhammer were in the collared flycatcher hedge on 1st, with 50 Snow Bunting in a North Cliff stubble field. Seven Bottle-nosed Dolphin including 1 calf headed north. The female Long-tailed Duck remained at East Lea. 70 Skylarks were in the Top Field adjacent to North Cliff. Three Great Northern Divers, 6 Red-throated Divers; 4 Great Crested Grebe; 21 Wigeon, Gulls: 2,000 Black-headed, 700 Common, 300 Herring, 1 Great Black-backed, 1 Mediterranean (1st winter) were in the bay roost. On 2nd two Lapland Bunting were on the path by the rocket pole field. On 4th one Waxwing was opposite Newbiggin farm entrance. A wintering Grey Wagtail was still in Martin’s Ravine. A Velvet Scoter was on the sea off south side of Brigg. Sixty Sanderling were at Hunmanby Gap beach. On 6th a Short-eared Owl went over the Tip. 13:50. A local rarity, Little Owl, on the west side of the Tip flew across towards the Heligoland trap. On 10th a Kingfisher was at the Dams. On 13th 650 Guillemots flew north at Hunmanby Gap in last hour, presumably a big temporary return to the colony in last couple of days. A Bar-tailed Godwit was roosting by Carr Naze pond on 16th. At least 40 Snow Bunting and 70 Skylark were in the stubble field, with 25+ Yellowhammer and 40 Reed Bunting at the Tip. Two Short-eared Owls were still at the Tip. On 18th a Chiffchaff was at the Long Lane end of Short Hedge. 62 Red throated Diver were inshore between Hunmanby Gap and Reighton Sands and 11 Skylark and 4 Brambling north inshore. On 19th 800 Woodpigeon flew west over the town. E Lea/Dams was frozen and snowed over apart from tiny pool on latter with two Mute Swans, 15 Wigeon and a few Mallard and Teal. On 20th 120 Gannet were roosting offshore from Hunmanby Gap – a big return to the colony. A Little Grebe was on the sea, on 26th, with a long-staying Velvet Scoter still present. A 2cy Little Gull was off Coble Landing. On 27th 9 Great Crested Grebe, 28 Red throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver were seen from Hunmanby Gap plus 3 Woodcock flushed from the clifftop scrub and 1 Goldcrest in clifftop brambles.