The day started well with a Waxwing seen at Kirkaton as we walked towards Valyie, where it got better as 2 Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls were sat in the pines taking the first rays of sunshine and another 2 or 3 Waxwings were present there. However, nothing prepared us for the grand finale to the day, as late afternoon we found a beauty of male Pied Wheatear at NorthDale... huge adrenaline rush!
Norwick: Long-tailed Duck, 3 Knot, 2 Wheatear, 3 Robin, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Siberian Chiffchaff, Chiffchaff, Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 3-4 Waxwing, 3 Ring Ouzel, 12 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, Song Thrush, 2 Siskin, 2 Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll, 3 Northwestern Redpoll, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Brambling,
Skaw: 6 Redwing & Lesser Whitethroat.
