Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings March 2025
With so many birders covering the Spurn area it is always helpful for us to get as many records submitted to us as possible. Please try to send in sightings on the same day so we can get them added to the log.
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Thursday, 13 March 2025
It was a cold day with the F4 northerly while cloudy with bright spells. some heavy showers throughout the day. Watches: 0645-1000. Little change again in the cold conditions with single Pale-bellied Brent, 1550 Brent Geese, the Scaup, 2 Pintail and 16 Avocets the best around the ponds. Poor over land and sea for the vismiggers.
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Kestrel - Denise Shields.
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
A cold bright start the F4 south westerly wind swinging back round to the east later on. Watches: 0700-1000. The days best sightings were again from the ponds area including 3 Pale-bellied Brents, 1621 Brent Geese, the Scaup, 531 Wigeons, 3 Goldeneyes, 13 Avocets and a Mediterranean Gull while a Chiffchaff was in Kilnsea and a Marsh Harrier flew south.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2025
A cold start, some rain and some sunny spells with a Cool F4 northerly. Watches: 0645-1000. There was little of note on a poor days for the observers around the area the peak count being 452 Wigeon on Kilnsea wetlands.
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Monday, 10 March 2025
A cloudy and cool day, thick fog at sea all day with a F4 north easterly. The day was somewhat domintaed by events offshore with two ships colliding which may have an impact on local wildlife in the coming days and weeks. The thick fog curtailed much birding in the area especially over the sea the best of the day being 3 Pale-bellied Brents among 1654 Brent Geese with the Scaup still present on beacon ponds with 3 Goldeneyes and an increase to 37 Avocets here and kilnsea wetlands.
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Golden Plovers - Denise Shields.
Sunday, 09 March 2025
A mild sunny start, bright all day but rather hazy with a F4 westerly. Watches: 0645-1000. Maybe the quietest day of March with 2 Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest in Kilnsea, 96 Pintails on the Humber at Sammys and on the move 2 Goldeneyes, 3 Magpies, 7 Rooks, 5 Rock Pipits, 4 Chaffinches, 12 Siskins and 2 Reed Buntings of note.
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Pintails - Denise Shields.
Meadow Pipits - Harry Appleyard.
Saturday, 08 March 2025
A mild and sunny day with a light southerly. Watches 0710-1130. A busy ponds area saw the Black Brant return again along with 4 Pale-bellied Brents among 1200 Brent Geese and the usual Scaup.
There was some light southerly movement including the first real push of Finches with 68 Jackdaws, 13 Rooks, 8 Carrion Crows, 4 Skylarks, a Long-tailed Tit, 41 Chaffinches, 11 Goldfinches, 32 Siskins and a Reed Bunting.
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Skylark Harry Appleyard.
Friday, 07 March 2025
Mostly cloudy all day, some sunny spells in light winds. Watches: 0700-1000. Little change yet again the Scaup and 2 Goldeneyes still present on beacon ponds while 3 Chiffchaffs evidence of some arrivals. Over the sea 12 Shovelers, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers and 176 Red-throated Divers were the more noteable species while 2 Grey Herons, 3 Rooks, 2 Skylarks and an Alba Wagtail went south.
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Goldeneye with Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover - Denise Shields.
Goldeneyes - Denise Shields.
Thursday, 06 March 2025
A mild and sunny start, misty out at sea along with a moderate south westerly. Watches: 0710-1005. The day saw an impressive 1514 Brent Geese around Kilnsea plus 502 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Ducks, the Scaup and 3 Goldeneyes on beacon ponds. Around the triangle there were 2 Woodcocks and 11 Snipe with a Bullfinch mobile around area while a Goosander and 16 Teal flew south over the sea.
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Wigeon - Denise Shields.
Wednesday, 05 March 2025
A cold start to the day, bright but with cloud in the F3 westerly. Watches: 0710-1005. The Scaup remained on beacon ponds with 1000 Brent Geese still around the wetlands and the wintering Chiffchaff at the sewage works. The generally quiet day also saw a male Marsh Harrier fly south and a Red Kite wandering the area.
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Black-tailed Godwits and Redshanks - Denise Shields.
Tuesday, 04 March 2025
A mild sunny day with a moderate westerly. Watches: 0635-1000. The Black Brant was on Easington straight along with 5 Pale-bellied Brents and 800 Dark-bellied Brents while there are 206 Black-tailed Godwits and a Caspian Gull in the area. There were 2 Water Rails in the triangle with another Chiffchaff around canal scrape.
It was quiet for vismig with just 4 Shovelers, single Great Crested Grebe, a Marsh Harrier, 5 Jackdaws and a Skylark of note.
Just outside the area an Otter has been giving good views recently in the evenings.
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Otter - Thomas Willoughby.
Otter - Thomas Willoughby
Monday, 03 March 2025
After a cold start it was bright and sunny with some cloud all day with a F3 westerly. Watches: 0715-1000. Highlights from the day saw 310 Cormorants on the sea, 4 Pale-bellied Brents on Kilnsea wetlands with 700 Btrent Geese with the Scaup still on beacon ponds and a 'migrant' Chiffchaff at the point. Kilnsea wetlands held all the usual Wildfowl but Goldeneyes were upto 3 and 2 Barn Owls and 2 Short-eared Owls were hunting the area.
Another 310 Pink-footed Geese flew north west in the morning with 2 Tufted Ducks and 2 Eiders over the sea while 2 Alba Wagtails, 3 Rock Pipits, 3 Chaffinches and 7 Siskins overland.
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Chiffchaff - Harry Appleyard. The odd bird has been seem away from the wintering area of the sewage works hinting at some early passage migrants.
Pale-bellied Brent with Brents - Denise Shields.
Sunday, 02 March 2025
Icy start again, but also bright & sunny all day with a F2 westerly. Watches: 0715-1015. Good numbers of Wildfowl remain around the wetlands most noteably 645 Brent Geese, 23 Shovelers, 458 Wigeon, 91 Teal, the Scaup and 2 Goldeneyes, while 265 Pink-footed Geese flew north west. Also in the area were a Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzards, single Merlin, a Short-eared Owl, single Little Owl and 4 Stonechats.
Some movement yet again with 3 Stock Doves, 132 Cormorants, 66 Starlings, 2 Chaffinches, 3 Siskins and a Yellowhammer.
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Short-eared Owl - Dave Constantine.
Saturday, 01 March 2025
A cold icy start led to a bright and sunny day with a F3 westerly. Wtches 0715-1000. The day saw little change with the Scaup and 2 Goldeneyes still on beacon ponds, 12 Little Grebes with one retuning to canal scrape, 139 Black-tailed godwits and a Short-eared Owl around the wetlands with a Cetti's Warbler in the triangle.
A small push of 475 Pink-footed Geese flew north west while also moving a Scaup, 2 Tufted Ducks, 2 Eiders, 50 Red-throated Divers, 4 Jackdaws, 4 Rooks, 63 Starlings, a Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinches and a Goldfinch.
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Barn Owl - Denise Shields.
