Sightings

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

A warm sunny day with little wind or clouds. Watches 0550-1000. 

The day saw a singing Marsh Warbler in Easington with no location released as is Spurn policy for some rare occasional breeders. There was not much else of note but a Redwing was at the Warren and a Willow Warbler in Kilnsea was late. The ponds area held 15 Black-tailed Godwits an increase on the previous day and Curlews reached 25 on the Humber as females returned from the uplands. 

The best of any movement saw a Puffin, 34 Sand Martins and 3 Siskins head south.

Ringing 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 4/3

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Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Polite reminder for all visitors: the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds is extremely vulnerable to disturbance. PLEASE STAY WELL AWAY from the fenced area of beach, which is clearly signposted, and respect the wardens on duty. Up to 130 birds are present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.

A bright and sunny and warm with a light wind. Watches 0615-1000. 

The day saw very little of note a lingering Redwing in Easington taking the plaudits in that respect. Other sightings saw a Tufted Duck, 5 Lapwings, 15 Avocets and 7 Black-tailed Godwits around the wetlands  while some light south bound action saw 187 Swifts, 191 Sand Martins, 27 Swallows, 4 House Martins, 45 Starlings, 2 Chaffinches and 2 Siskins recorded.

Ringing 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 2/2

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Monday, 16 June 2025

A bright and sunny day with high clouds fairly warm with a moderate F4 south westerly breeze. Watches 0615-1000.

The days best sightings saw 4 Crossbills fly south while both Coal Tit and Treecreeper were at Kew while in Insect news Spurns 4th Lesser Emperor was on canal scrape along with several Red-veined Darters. The ponds area held all the usuals with 2 Shovelers, 8 Gadwalls, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, a Snipe, 140 Little Terns, 2 Arctic terns, 3 Common Terns, a Little Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gulls. 

Ringing 2 Barn Owl (p), 1 Great Tit, 1 Tree creeper, 2 Robin,6/4 Webs count today

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Sunday, 15 June 2025

 Polite reminder for all visitors: the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds is extremely vulnerable to disturbance. PLEASE STAY WELL AWAY from the fenced area of beach, which is clearly signposted, and respect the wardens on duty. Up to 130 birds are present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.

Slightly cooler than the previous day with a few light showers and an increasing souh easterly wind, dropping off later. Watches 0530-1200.

It wa quite a decent day with several highlights with 2 Spoonbills and 2 Common Cranes heading south the morning also having 26 Canada Geese, 4 Pochards, 346 Swifts, 6 Cormorants, a Red Kite, 56 Sand Martins, 36 Swallows, 12 House Martins, 110 Starlings, 2 Alba Wagtails, 14 Chaffinches and 6 Goldfinches. 

A Nightjar along the canal path flew into little hedge but was not seen again while as usual the ponds area had a few bits to offer with the 2 Brent Geese, 22 Avocets, 3 Little-ringed Plovers, 6 Lapwings, 4 Whimbrels, 120 Little Terns, 10 Sandwich Terns, a Little Gull and 4 Mediterranean Gulls.

A Norfolk Hawker was by canal scrape hide in what is becoming almost annual now.

Ringing 2 Blue Tit, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (p), 23 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 34/5 

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Saturday, 14 June 2025

Overnight rain petered out by dawn leaving lengthy sunny spells and light winds picking up to a F4 south easterly later. Watches 0645-1015, 1030-1130, 1445-2015.

The day saw some more southerly movement producing another Bee-eater which continued without lingering, a decent total of 1192 Swifts, 3 Hobbies, 48 Sand Martins, 20 Swallows, 10 House Martins and 4 Siskins.

The Cattle Egret was still present around the area upto the wetlands where there was also 3 Little Gulls and 5 Mediterranean Gulls.

A Scarlet Tiger Moth found at the Warren was a 1st for Spurn.

Ringing 1 Wood Pigeon, 1 Blue Tit, 38 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 49/4 

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Friday, 13 June 2025

 Polite reminder for all visitors: the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds is extremely vulnerable to disturbance. PLEASE STAY WELL AWAY from the fenced area of beach, which is clearly signposted, and respect the wardens on duty. Up to 130 birds are present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.

The hottest day of the year with some high hazy clouds and light south easterly winds. Watches 0635-1035.

The day saw some movement to keep the vismiggers happy and ultimately brought the bird of the day with a Pallid Swift flying south among a small total of 139 Common Swifts heading the same way. There was also 7 Sand Martins, 15 Swallows, 5 Alba Wagtails, 2 Chaffinches, 4 Crossbills and 2 Siskins. The best of the sea thoughwere just 36 Common Scoter and a Manx Shearwater.

A Cattle Egret ligered for the whole day around the area from the triangle to the wetlands where a Caspian Gull, single Little Gull and 5 Mediterranean Gulls were also present. On the Humber the 2 Brent Geese were still present plus a Greenshank and 10 Redshanks while a Corn Bunting was by the gas terminal.

Ringing 4 Blue Tit, 1 Reed Warbler,, 1 Starling, 1 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 1 Linnet, 13/6

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Thursday, 12 June 2025

A bright became rather hazy with an increasing F6 south eaterly wind. Watches 0620-0900.

A much quieter day with a Little Stint and Spoonbill on Kilnsea wetlands plus 6 Shovelers, 8 Gadwalls, a Wigeon, 9 Teal, a Tufted Ducks and 5 Mediterranean Gulls. On the Humber 2 Brent Geese remained.

Ringing 44 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin (p), 46/3

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Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Polite reminder for all visitors: the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds is extremely vulnerable to disturbance. PLEASE STAY WELL AWAY from the fenced area of beach, which is clearly signposted, and respect the wardens on duty. Up to 130 birds are present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.

A much brighter day with an increasing F5 south easterly wind. Watches 0620-1000.

A Hawfinch was a suprise June visitor to Kilnsea then headed north while the best of the other sightings were from the ponds area including 10 Teal, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 111 Little terns, a Common Tern, 20 Sandwich Terns and 5 Meditreranean Gulls.

There was aslo some light movement over sea and land with 12 Canada Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, 5 Manx Shearwaters, 21 Gannets, 5 Sand Martins and 11 Swallows. 

Ringing 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 10/3

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Saturday, 07 June 2025

Polite reminder for all visitors: the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds is extremely vulnerable to disturbance. PLEASE STAY WELL AWAY from the fenced area of beach, which is clearly signposted, and respect the wardens on duty. Up to 130 birds are present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.

Showers or longer spells of rain during the day, with just a glimpse of the sun with a light F3 north westerly wind. Watches 0630-1000.

The best of the day was a late Wood Sandpiper on Kilnsea wetlands with the same area also holding 8 Teal, 4 Little-ringed Plovers, a Black-tailed Godwit, 218 Black-heeaded Gulls and 88 Little Terns.

There was some very light passage over both sea and land, 10 Manx Shearwaters, 40 Gannets, 17 Swallows, 151 Starlings and 2 Siskins the best of those.

Ringing 5 Swallow (p), 1 Robin 6/2

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Friday, 06 June 2025

Overnight petered out leaving showers til midday then becoming brighter with a brisk F5 westerly wind. Watches 0630-0800.

A Golden Oriole at the point sometimes showed quite well but mainly was typically elusive while an out of season Fieldfare was here also. There were still 2 Curlew Sandpipers on Kilnsea wetlands along with 156 Black-headed Gulls and a Mediterranean Gull.with an Arctic Skua, 15 Swifts and a Hobby flying south. 

Ringing 1 Dunnock 

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Thursday, 05 June 2025

Polite reminder for all visitors: the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds is extremely vulnerable to disturbance. PLEASE STAY WELL AWAY from the fenced area of beach, which is clearly signposted, and respect the wardens on duty. Up to 130 birds are present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.

Rain petered out leaving sunny spells by the afternoon but rain returned late evening with a F5 north westerly. Watches 0620-1000.

The Turtle Dove still remained around the village and the 2 Curlew Sandpipers still on Kilnsea wetlands. The ponds area also had a Spoonbill which flew off south late afternoon, 20 Sandwich terns and a Little Gull while the Humber had 129 Sanderlings and 68 Dunlin. 

Ringing 1 Dunnock

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Wednesday, 04 June 2025

A breezy day with a F5 north westerly along with sunny spells after some early showers and rain. Watches 0630-1000.

The Turtle Dove remained into its third day in Kilnsea while on Kilnsea wetlands 2 Curlew Sandpipers and 2 Spoonbills along with 28 Avocets, 2 Lapwings, a Little Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gulls while the only additional grounded migrants were a single Spotted Flycatcher and Siskin. 

There was little on the move again the best being over the sea with the watchers just about rewarded with 265 Large Auk sp, 45 Manx Shearwaters and 31 Gannets.

Ringing 1 Stock Dove, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Dunnock 3/3
 

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Tuesday, 03 June 2025

Polite reminder for all visitors: the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds is extremely vulnerable to disturbance. PLEASE STAY WELL AWAY from the fenced area of beach, which is clearly signposted, and respect the wardens on duty. Up to 130 birds are present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.

A wet and windy start originally a F6 north westerly calmed down and dried up after midday, leaving sunny spells with showers never far away. Watches 0620-1000.

The Turtle Dove continued to entertain during the day and recieved plenty of admirers while in the late afternoon a Bee-eater initially lingered then flew off high south and the first rush of 500 Swifts flew south. The day also saw the Spoonbill, single Wood Sandpiper and 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Mediterranean Gulls and single Little Gull still on Kilnsea wetlands with 123 Little Terns nearby on beacon ponds. 

Some movement again with 32 Canada Geese, 32 Canada Geese, 5 Teal, a Velvet Scoter, an Arctic Skua, 4 Manx Shearwaters, 16 Swallows and 68 Starlings on top of the Swift movement. 

Ringing 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Robin (P), 1 Dunnock, 3/3

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Monday, 02 June 2025

Mostly sunny with the odd shower sometimes heavy with light south westerly winds. Watches 0600-0900.

The theme of scracities continues with a typically skulking but regaularly vocal Nightingale at Sammys and an equally skulking Common Rosefinch in Easington while maybe the biggest pull of the day a lingering singing Turtle Dove doing the rounds of Kilnsea. Other noteable birds included a Wood Sandpiper and 3 Curlew Sandpipers on Kilnsea wetlands where a Spoonbill was present early morning. While there was little moving a Jay and a flock of 30 Long-tailed Tits wandered the area.

Ringing 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 11/3

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Sunday, 01 June 2025

Some sunny spells plus some showers with warm interludes driven by the F5 south westerly. Watches 0630-1130, 1400-1600.

The mini run of decent birds continues with today adding an Icterine Warbler to the yearlist singing at the point while both Red-rumped Swallow and Bee-eater flew south. Other bits on the move included a Goosander, 3 Lapwings, 11 Kittiwakes, 4 Jackdaws, 11 Swallows, 28 House Martins, 139 Starlings, a Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch and a Siskin.

A small influx of migrants including the 'Icky' brought a nice mix with 2 Chiffchaffs, a Redwing, single Whinchat, a Wheatear and 3 Spotted Flycatchers around the area. The best of the wetlands was the Spoonbill still remaining.

Ringing 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackbird, 3/2 End of the Bio-blitz weekend, with a good weekend had by all.

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