Sightings

Saturday, 31 August 2024

The STILT SANDPIPER remained for a second day on beacon ponds occasioanlly visiting Kilnsea wetlands where it gave some good views along with 3 Curlew Sandpipers with a bonus juvenile Red-breasted Flycatcher at the narrows for visiting birders. There were noiceably less grounded migrants about with just 3 Pied Flycatchers (Kew, beacon lane, warren-canal hedge), 3 Spotted Flycatchers, a Whinchat, single Wheatear, a Redstart and a Tree Pipit. 

Over the sea a Storm Petrel flew north late evening.

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Friday, 30 August 2024

A sunny warm day with light NW to NE winds.   Spurns 2nd record of STILT SANDPIPER was a brilliant find at beacon ponds by John Hewitt. It remained all afternoon and early evening flying to the Humber at 19:45. Elsewhere an Ortolan Bunting and Wryneck were at the point by the lifeboat cottages.

Ringing: Willow Warbler 19, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Reed Warbler 4, Sedge Warbler 2, Whitethroat 5, Blackcap 1, Blackbird 2, Wren 3, Dunnock 1, Robin 5, Blue Tit 1, Redstart 1, Tree Sparrow 56, House Sparrow 3, Tree Pipit 1. 105/15 Watch times: 06:00-10:00, 17:30-19:00,

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Thursday, 29 August 2024

A very nice sunny with light south westerly winds.  A TAWNY PIPIT early morning west over Hillrise called several times but didnt appear to linger last seen over Easington heading west. There was also good totals of migrants again with 44 Willow Warblers, 21 Sedge Warblers, 16 Whitethroats, 7 Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Pied Flycatchers, 10 Whinchats, a Stonechat and a single Wheatear. 

A good total of 10 Black Terns flew south in the evening while the ponds area was again busy with 56 Shovelers, 150 Mallard, 5 Pintail, 427 Teal, a Tufted Duck,  11 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little-ringed Pllovers, 44 Black-tailed Godwits, 8 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank and single Greenshank. 

Ringing: 66 Tree Sparrow, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Blackbird, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Wren, 4 Robin, 29 Willow Warbler, 18 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Great Tit. 131/1

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Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Cloudy with glimpsesof sunshine and a steadily increasing south easterly. It was a rather busy day around the recording area with Duck on the move and a scatter of new arrivals of grounded migrants including 13 Willow Warblers, 18 Sedge Warblers, a Garden Warbler, 15 Pied Flycatchers including a Dutch ringed bird, a Black Redstart, single Redstart, 7 Whinchats, a Stonechat, 7 Wheatears and 5 Tree Pipits. 

A Bittern was seen at Sammys, the nearby ponds area pulling in 320 Teal, 4 Pintails, 43 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, single Wood Sandpiper, a Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshanks, 7 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Caspian Gulls, a Yellow-legged Gull and the hybrid Caspain x Yellow-legged Gull. Over the sea 970 Teal flew south along with 20 Shovelers, 3 Wigeon, 3 Black Terns, 2 Sooty Shearwaters and 2 Great White Egrets. 

Ringing: 2 Woodpigeon, 10 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 18 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 3 Blackbird, 1 Whinchat, 1 Robin, 1 Swallow, 1 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Dunnock, 3 Tree Sparrow, 10 House Sparrow, 3 Reed Bunting. 65/19. Watches: 06:15 - 10:00
 

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Tuesday, 27 August 2024

A Common Rosefinch was a surprise in a net in churchfield with relativley few grounded migrants about which included just 8 Willow Warblers, 3 Garden Warblers, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Whinchats and 3 Wheatears. A slight increase in southbound Passerines saw 250 Swallows, 50 Sand Martins, 41 Tree Sparrows and 9 Yellow Wagtails recorded. Over the sea a Sooty Shearwater, 3 Arctic Skuas, 20 Ringed Plovers and 27 Redshanks headed south. Full counts on Trektellen. 

The evening Tern roost movement was again quite busy with 51 Arctic Terns, 4128 Common Terns, 4 Roseate Terns and 198 Sandwich Terns. The ponds area held 4 Pintails, 64 Teal, 28 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Common Sandpipers, 9 Greenshanks and 3 Curlew Sandpipers. 

Ringing: 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Common Roasefinch. 15/8. Watches: 06:15 - 10:00 & 18:15 - 20:00

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Monday, 26 August 2024

Sunny in the morning and afternoon with a spell of cloud inbetween and a decreasing south westerly.  Still a good scatter of migrants with some new ones in 31 Willow Warblers, 2 Garden Warblers, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, a Black Redstart, 3 Redstarts, 6 Whinchats, 3 Wheatears and 2 Tree Pipits. A Great White Egret, 96 Swallows and 12 Yellow Wagtails flew south while the evening Tern roost chipped in with 2 Black Terns, 73 Arctic Terns, 4480 Common Terns and 3 Roseate Terns.

Ringing: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Blackcap. 13/7. Watches: 06:15 - 10:00 & 18:00 - 20:00

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Sunday, 25 August 2024

A chilly cloudy day with a F5 westerly. The American Golden Plover was again on easington straight viewable from  long bank with wader counts from the nearby ponds was varied with 16 Avocets, 2 Little-ringed Plovers, 60 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank, 23 Greenshanks, 7 Curlew Sandpipers and a Little Stint. The ponds area also held 7 Pintails, 21 Shovelers, 35 Teal and 2 Spoonbills.

Again a decent scatter of grounded migrants depsite poor conditions included 57 Willow Warblers, a Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Garden Warblers, 6 Spotted Flycatchers, a Black Redstart, 2 Whinchats and 5 Wheatears. Over the sea a Great Skua and Sooty Shearwater were the pick of the sightings. 

Ringing: 16 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Great Tit. 25/7. Watch times: 05:55-10:00 & 17:00 - 20:00

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Saturday, 24 August 2024

The day was pretty much dominated by grounded and south bound Waders the American Golden Plover still on Easington straight, good numbers in the ponds area included a Little-ringed Plover, 21 Black-tailed Godwits, 8 Snipe, 200 Redshanks and 7 Curlew Sandpipers while moving offshore 497 Oystercatchers, 165 Ringed Plovers, 37 Whimbrels, 91 Redshanks, 32 Turnstones, 9 Knot, 31 Sanderlings, 70 Dunlins and a juvenile Little Stint. The evening Tern roost had 11 Little Terns, 140 Arctic Terns, 1664 Common Terns and 201 Sandwich Terns.

Apart from Waders the ponds area also had 26 Shovelers, 2 Pintails, 2 Caspian Gulls and 2 Spoonbills while grounded migrants were present in good numbers 27 Willow Warblers, 15 Sedge Warblers, 15 Reed Warblers, a Grasshopper Warbler, single Garden Warbler, 40 Whitethroats, 5 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Pied Flycatchers, a Redstart, 20 Yellow Wagtails and 3 Tree Pipits. 

Ringing: Swallow 4 (P), House Sparrow 2 (P), Great Tit 1, Willow Warbler 4. 11/4 Watch times: 06:00-11:30, 13:30-16:35, 17:30-20:00

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Friday, 23 August 2024

A nice sunny day with a blustery F7 south westerly dropped to a F4 westerly by the evening,  A brilliant record count of 1780 Arctic Terns flew south in the evening Roost movement which also had a Black Tern, 3820 Common Terns, 3 Roseate Terns and 803 Sandwich Terns. The sea also had 11 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas and 10 Manx Shearwaters and a low flying Osprey in the morning. 

Ringing: Willow Warbler 1. Watch times: 06:15-10:00, 11:35-12:35, 16:45-20:30

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Thursday, 22 August 2024

Cloudy throughout the day with a blustery F7 south westerly.  The resident American Golden Plover remained on Easington straight. The nearby ponds area was again busy with 30 Shovelers, 3 Pintails, 49 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Greenshanks, 6 Curlew Sandpipers, a Little Stint, 144 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Caspian Gulls, 2 Spoonbills and 10 Little Egrets. 

The sea had some decent movement in less than ideal seawatching conditions which brought 5 Arctic Skuas, 3 Great Skuas, 9 Fulmars, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 91 Manx Shearwaters and 130 Gannets. The evening Tern roost had 5 Little Terns, a Black Tern, 316 Arctic Terns, 2930 Common Terns, 4 Roseate Terns and 552 Sandwich Terns which head to the Lincolnshire coast to roost on the vast saltmarsh. 

Ringing: Willow Warbler 4. 4/1 Watch times: 06:00-11:00, 17:15-20:00
 

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Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Generally cloudy with the odd sunny spell and an increasing F5-7 south westerly.  An small but varied grounding of outbound migrants produced 13 Willow Warblers, 7 Spotted Flycatchers, a male Black Redstart, 2 Redstarts, 7 Whinchats, 3 Wheatears and single Tree Pipit. There was aslo an increase in Wader numbers in the ponds area with 17 Avocets, 47 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpipers, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 587 Redshanks, 4 Greenshanks, 10 Curlew Sandpipers and a Little Stint along with 100 Mediterranean Gulls, a ringed hybrid Caspian x Yellow-legged Gull and a Great White Egret. 

Not a lot on the move noteable sightings being 35 Whimbrels, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Turnstones, 23 Sanderlings, 6 Caspian Gulls and 20 Manx Shearwaters. The evening Tern roost had  5 Roseate Terns, 107 Arctic Terns, 2151 Common Terns and 561 Sandwich Terns. Presumably the same 4 Egyptian Geese wandered down from Withernsea then headed west.

Ringing: Willow Warbler 5, Whitethroat 1. Watch times: 05:45-10:00, 13:30-14:00, 17:30-20:30

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Tuesday, 20 August 2024

A mixed bag of weather showers in the morning and heavy in the evening sandwiching bright spells during the day with a F5 north westerly.  The conditions saw a flurry of activity over the sea which featured a Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 103 Manx Shearwaters, 256 Gannets, 16 Fulmars, 3 Arctic Skuas, a Bonxie, 36 Teal and 41 Common Scoters with 1216 Common Terns and 490 Sandwich Terns in the evening. 

The American Golden Plover was again in fields on peter lane while the ponds area still had 3 Little-ringed Plovers, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshanks, 570 Redshanks, 9 Curlew Sandpipers (8 juveniles), 65 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Caspian Gulls, a Yellow-legged Gull and a juvenile Hobby. Migrant totals included a Cuckoo, 48 Willow Warblers, a Whinchat and single Tree Pipit.

Watch times: 06:00-10:30, 17:30-20:30

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Monday, 19 August 2024

Cloudy with sunny spells a F2 south westelly F6 by the evening. An early morning juvenile CITRINE WAGTAIL flew north calling over Clubleys but was not relocated. Both the American Golden Plover (peter lane) and White-rumped Sandpiper (warren) were again present with a good selection of Waders were present 19 Avocets, 2 Little-ringed Plovers, 35 Black-tailed Godwits, 10 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1332 Redshanks, 3 Greenshanks and 4 Curlew Sandpipers. There were also quite a few on the move south the more noteable counts being 10 Ringed Plovers, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Common Sandpipers, 18 Redshanks, 35 Turnstones and 27 Sanderlings. Also moving were 29 Arctic Terns, 2 Roseate Terns (adult and juvenile), 754 Common Terns and an Osprey. 

A small number of grounded migrants were again present with a Cuckoo, 33 Willow Warblers, 2 Grasshopper Warblers, 32 Whitethroats, a Black Redstart at the point, single Whinchat and a Wheatear. 

Ringing: Woodpigeon 1, Willow Warbler 5, Whitethroat 3, Blackbird 1, Wren 1, Linnet 1, Blue Tit 1, Swallow 2, Sand Martin 1. 16/9 Watch times: 06:00-10:00, 14:30-16:30, 17:30-20:40 Today we said goodbye to Tate Lloyd, one of our summer volunteers. Thanks Tate for the many hours of hard work you have put in this season

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Sunday, 18 August 2024

Yet again long sunny spells with a moderate warm south westerly.  The White-rumped Sandpiper put in another appearance on beacon ponds having not been seen since the 11th. Yet again the general area was busy with a Wigeon, 41 Teal, 10 Avocets, 5 Little-ringed Plovers, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpipers, a Wood Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshanks, 4 Greenshanks, a Ruff, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, a Little Stint, 34 Little Terns, 7 Caspian Gulls, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls and 59 Little Egrets. 

Wader passage picked up somewhat during the day with totals of 2 Golden Plovers, 25 Ringed Plovers, 12 Whimbrels, 9 Snipe, 209 Redshanks, 11 Turnstones, 18 Knot, 104 Sanderlings and 132 Dunlin plus 50 Teal, a Tufted Duck and 23 Manx Shearwaters with 28 Sand Martins, 78 Swallows, 18 House Martins and 13 Yellow Wagtails south overland. 

Watch times: 05:45-10:30, 14:30-16;30-17:30-19:30

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Friday, 16 August 2024

Blue skies dominated the day again with moderate variable winds.  The American Golden Plover was again on the Humber and briefly on Kilnsea wetllands where there were also 20 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpipers, a Greenshank, 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 6 Caspian Gulls, a Yellow-legged Gull, 18 Little Egrets, a Merlin and blogging Hobby.

The day saw another push of grounded migrants with 68 Willow Warbler, single Redstart, a Whinchat, 32 Whitethroats, single Grasshopper Warbler and 2 Tree Pipits. 

Ringing: Willow Warbler 24, Reed Warbler 7, Sedge Warbler 5, Swallow 5, Sand Martin 3, Goldfinch 1, Wren 1. 46/7 Watch times: 06:15-09:30, 18:00-19:30

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Thursday, 15 August 2024

A day of blue skies and a blustery f5 south westerly.  A new record count of 9 Caspian Gulls (7 juveniles) was on Kilnsea wetlands with a family party of 4 Egyptian Geese on beacon ponds which evetually flew south. The ponds area also produced 31 Teal, a Little-ringed Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwits, a Little Gull, 20 Little Egrets, a Red Kite and a Merlin with the Humber chipping in with 4 Curlew Sandpipers and 433 Redshanks. 

Grounded migrants were represented by a Pied Flycatcher in north field, single Tree Pipt in church field and 20 Willow Warblers in the triangle

Ringing: Willow Warbler 11 11/1. Watch times: 06:15-10:00, 13:00-14:00

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Wednesday, 14 August 2024

A breezier cooler start to the day warming as the day went on.  The best of todays sightings were in the ponds area with 30 Teal, 6 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 6 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Caspian Gulls, a Yellow-legged Gull, 15 Little Egrets and a Hobby. 

There were just 12 Willow Warblers around the area with few other grounded migrants. 

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Tuesday, 13 August 2024

A warm dry sunny day with variable amounts of cloud and alight south westerly.  There was some movement again over the sea the highlight being a Red-necked Grebe along with 91 Teal, 2 Tufted Ducks, 231 Common Scoters, 103 Oystercatchers, 23 Whimbrels, 11 Green Sandpipers, a Ruff, 22 Sanderlings, 25 Dunlin, 65 Arctic Terns, 510 Common Terns, a Roseate Tern, 6 Arctic Skuas and 7 Manx Shearwaters. 

There was an increase in wildfowl on Kilnsea wetlands with 8 Shovelers, 3 Wigeon and 128 Teal. Waders were still well represented included 4 Little-ringed Plovers, 2 Ruff, 6 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Black-tailed Godwits and 264 Sanderlings. There was still a Pied Flycatcher and Cuckoo present at Sammys and 34 Willow Wablers around the area. 

Ringing: 15 Willow Warbler, 20 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 3 Wren, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 Robin, 4 Linnet. 59/11. Watches: 0615 - 1000 & 1815 - 2020.

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Monday, 12 August 2024

A hot and sunny day after some early morning showers pushed through by the moderate south easterly.  The first noteable winds from the east in reality didnt live up to some expectation but the autumns first 9 Pied Flycatchers were nice. There were also a Grasshopper Warbler, single Garden Warbler, 3 Wheatears about but Willow Warblers totalled just 16 after a few days of good counts. On the Humber 6 Black Terns roosted at chalk bank.

The sea did gave some decent counts with a Sooty Shearwater, 137 Manx Shearwaters, 400 Gannets, 4 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas, 3 Black Terns, 72 Teal and a Tufted Duck. 

In the evening a Norfolk Hawker now Green-eyed Hawker was found in sykes field. 

Ringing: 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Goldfinch. 16/7. Watch times: 0615 - 1000 & 1800 - 2015 

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Sunday, 11 August 2024

A nice hot blue sky day with light winds becoing south easterly mid afternoon.  The suprise of the day saw a Storm Petrel flying around the Humber which headed west until lost but in terms of seabirds there was little else with just 7 Fulmars and 12 Manx Shearwaters otherwise of note. An adult White-rumped Sandpiper in winter plumage was a new bird on Kilnsea wetlands where a great count of 8 Caspian Gulls was amde plus 7 Curlew Sandpipers, 5 Green Sandpipers and 4 Black-tailed Godwits. 

There were furlther increases in grounded migrants with a minimum 92 Willow Warblers, 11 Sedge Warblers, 11 Reed Warblers, a Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Lesser Whitethroats, 33 Whitethrroats, a Redstart, single Wheatear and 4 Tree Pipits.

Ringing: Starling 25, Willow Warbler 33, Whitethroat 3, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Swallow 2, Reed Warbler 9, Sedge Warbler 6, Tree Pipit 1, Robin 3, Linnet 4, Goldfinch 1. 90/11 Watch times: 06:00-10:00, 18:00-20:30

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Friday, 09 August 2024

A sunny day with a F5 westerly quite blustery at times.  A female Red-crested Pochard flew south over the sea, another species which while still rare had become more frequent. The sea was otherwise quiet with 24 Knot and 54 Sanderlings the most noteable. 

Other sightings included a Green Sandpiper, 4 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Caspian Gulls and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls in the ponds to Humber abd the Little Owl still at grange farm. 

Ringing: Willow Warbler 1. 1/1 Watch times: 06:15-10:00, 18:00-19:30

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Thursday, 08 August 2024

A nice sunny day but with an increasing south westerly reaching F6 and becoming cloudy in the afternoon.  A Sabines Gull was a suprise visitor to Kilnsea wetlands in the afternoon then in the Gull flock just north of long bank with 2 Caspian Gull here also. Nearby the American Golden Plover was again on peter lane with a Golden Plover flock and 4 Curlew Sandpipers om the Humber off the warren. There were also 4 Little-ringed Plovers, 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Common Sandpipers, 500 Redshanks and 3 Greenshanks in the area.

Elsewhere a Redstart was on beacon lane, 20 Willow Warblers around the area and a Corn Bunting were the best of the Passerines while on the move 44 Oystercatchers, 41 Whimbrels, 62 Black-tailed Godwits, a Snipe, 103 Redshanks, 28 Turnstones, 71 Knot, 32 Sanderlings, 12 Dunlin, a Black Tern, 111 Arctic Terns and 350 Sandwich Terns. Full counts on Trektellen. 

Ringing: Starling 11, Willow Warbler 6. 17/2 Watch times: 06:00-11:00, 12:00-13:00, 15:00-18:00, 18:30-21:00

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Tuesday, 06 August 2024

Cloudy with the very odd glimpse of the sun with some showers and a Breezy F5 south westerly.  The White-rumped Sandpiper was still off the warren along with 5 Curlew Sandpipers. Migrant Waders were sagain well represented with 2 Little-ringed Plovers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers and 6 Greenshanks. 

The sea popped up with the first Balearic Shearwater of the autumn along with 56 Manx Shearwaters but not too much else though 1489 Sandwich Terns flew south in the evening roost movement. 

Ringing: Starling 10, Willow Warbler 1. 11/2 Watch times: 06:15-10:00, 10:30-11:15, 18:45-20:30

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Monday, 05 August 2024

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 150 birds are regularly present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank. 

Cloudy with long sunny spells and a F3 south westerly.  The American Golden Plover and White-rumped Sandpiper were on offer again with other Wader totals of 3 Little-ringed Plovers, 17 Whimbrels, 3 Common Sandpipers, 620 Redshanks, 6 Greenshanks and 3 Curlew Sandpipers. 

Over the sea there was some light passage with 48 Oystercatchers, 21 Whimbrels, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 23 Arctic Terns and 7 Little Gulls.

Ringing: Great Tit 1, Dunnock 1, Goldfinch 1. 3/3 Watch times: 06:00-10:00, 10:30-12:00, 17:00-20:30

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Sunday, 04 August 2024

Long sunny spells with scattered cloud and a F3 south westerly.  In local terms a Green Woodpecker was the best sighting of the day just about being annual this one hanging about around the warren and later Kew. A welcome first Sooty Shearwater of the autumn flew north close inshore at the seawatch hide at 17:45 being seen later at Flamborough at 18:59. On the Humber the first real big count of 192 Mediterranean Gulls included 79 juveniles so hopefully some big counts this autumn. The day also saw a record 8 Caspian Gulls recorded with 6 on Kilnsea wetlands and 2 in/off at the warren where a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull did the same. 

A small deposit of grounded migrants saw the first noteable arrival of Willow Warbler with 35 mainly in the triangle, a Cuckoo at the point and a juvenile Wheatear at chalky point. 

Other sightings saw 3 Arctic Skuas on the Humber, a Ruff, 4 Curlew Sandpipers and 52 Little Egret on Kilnsea wetlands, 45 Whimbrels and 101 Oytsercatchers south over the sea. 

Ringing: Blue Tit 1, Willow Warbler 22, Whitethroat 2, Sedge Warbler 4, Reed Warbler 3, Dunnock 1, Starling 22, Moorhen 1. 56/8 Watch times: 06:00-10:00, 17:30-19:30

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Saturday, 03 August 2024

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 150 birds are regularly present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank.  

A largely sunny day with a moderate southerly for the annual 'Friends of Spurn Barbeque'.  The White-rumped Sandpiper was again present on the Humber in the warren area along with 3 Curlew Sandpipers during the day but no sign of the American Golden Plover with both Merlin and Peregrine keeping the 1280 strong Golden Plover flock on its toes. The Redstart was still at Sammys along with a Cuckoo and 10 Willow Warblers mainly around the triangle. 

There was some varied southerly movement with 2 Canada Geese, 3 Shovelers, 797 Swifts, 174 Oystercatchers, 113 Whimbrels, single Snipe, 12 Arctic Terns, 510 Kittiwakes, a Great Skua, 2 Manx Shearwaters and 298 Swallows. The ponds area had a Roseate Tern and 500 Sandwich Terns.

Ringing: Willow Warbler 7, Whitethroat 1, Reed Warbler 7, Sedge Warbler 5, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Swallow 3, Starling 12, Wren 1, Chaffinch 1. 39/9 Watch times: 05:30-10:00, 11:00-12:00, 15:00-17:00, 19:45-20:45

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Friday, 02 August 2024

Generally sunny with a F3 south easterly.  Both the AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER  were again on the Humber in the warren area. Other Wader counts included 1449 Golden Plovers, 157 Ringed Plovers, 2 Little-ringed Plovers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 540 Redshanks, 3 Greenshanks, a Ruff, 3 Curlew Sandpipers and 1500 Dunlin.

Some movement again over the sea brought 172 Oystercatchers, 60 Whimbrels, 18 Snipe, a Wood Sandpiper, 9 Sanderlings, 22 Arctic Terns, 172 Common Terns, 1562 Sandwich Terns, 2015 Kittiwakes, 8 Arctic Skuas, a Great Skua and 293 Gannets . 

Other sightings included a Redstart at Sammys, single Grasshopper Warbler at the point, a Cuckoo at the point and 5 Willow Warblers around the area. 

Ringing: Reed Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler 1. 3/2 Watch times: 05:30-10:00, 11:45-12:45, 15:00-21:00

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Thursday, 01 August 2024

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 150 birds are regularly present in the colony and can be viewed well from the flood bank. 

Sunny with the odd shower and a F4 south easterly.  There was no sign of either the American Golden Plover or White-rumpe Sandpiper but both are probably still present in the area. Wader wise though the area did hold 800 Golden Plovers, 2 Little-ringed Plovers, 4 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 Greenshanks, 4 Curlew Sandpipers and 1000 Dunlin. Kilnsea wetlands still had Water Rails with young showing very well and the general area held 3 Cuckoos, a Grasshopper Warbler and 9 Willow Warblers.

Some good southerly Wader movement saw 498 Oystercatchers, a Grey Plover, 43 Whimbrels, 58 Redshanks, 120 Sanderlings and 145 Dunlin plus 3584 Kittiwakes, 2 Caspian Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull and 26 Manx Shearwaters. 

Ringing: Starling 15, Whitethroat 1, Reed Warbler 1, Great Tit 1, Wren 1, Chaffinch 1. 20/6 Watch times: 05:30-10:00, 12:55-20:00

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