Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings September 2022
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Friday, 30 September 2022
Cloudy with rain by mid afternoon and a F7 south westerly. Watches: 0700-0900, 1330-1545
Sightings from the day so far include a Red-breasted Flycatcher at the Point (maybe chalk bank bird relocating), a Hawfinch wandering Kilnsea, 3 Ring Ouzel (2 point, 1 Easington cemetery), 2 Mealy Redpoll (church field and sykes field), at least 4 Yellow-browed Warbler while both the Barred Warbler and Wryneck were still present. There were still decent numbers other migrants about from the previous days small arrival the best being a Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, a Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 12 Goldcrest, 4 Ring Ouzel, 75 Redwing, 49 Song Thrush, 2 Redstart, 16 Dunncok, 17 Brambling and 4 Siskin.
Ringing Sparrowhawk 1, Tree Sparrow 1, Blue Tit 1, Great Tit 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Garden Warbler 1, Goldcrest 3, Blackbird 1, Redwing 10, Song Thrush 5, Dunnock 4, Robin 5, Redstart 1, Meadow Pipit 8, Greenfinch 1, Mealy Redpoll 1, 49/16
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Hawfinch. Andy Hall.
Wryneck. Gary Vause.
Wryneck. Gary Vause.
Wryneck. Andy Hall.
Thursday, 29 September 2022
A bright sunny day with a F3 north easterly. Watches: 0600-0900.
The promise of some east in the wind had observers out eagerly in the field only to be somewhat disappointed. Both the Wryneck and Barred Warbler were still present while there was an increase in grounded migrants the best being a Red-breasted Flycatcher at chalk bank, a Mealy Redpoll in Sykes field, 9 Yellow-browed Warbler around the area, 3 Short-eared Owl, 19 Chiffchaff, a Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, an Eastern type Lesser Whitethroat, a Ring Ouzel, 17 Blackbird, a Fieldfare, 120 Redwing, 43 Song Thrush, 80 Robin, 2 Pied Flycatcher, a Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, a Black Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 32 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 35 Dunnock, a Yellow Wagtail, a Tree Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 20 Brambling, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Siskin, 56 Reed Bunting, a Lapland Bunting and a Snow Bunting at beacon ponds.
Other sightings saw 3 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Manx Shearwater and a Bonxie over the sea and an Osprey and 266 Meadow Pipit south overland. The Kilnsea wetlands area had a Spoonbill, 2 Pale-bellied Brents, 49 Pintail, 56 Black-tailed Godwit, a Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint and a Green Sandpiper.
Ringing Stock Dove 1, House Sparrow 2, Tree Sparrow 4, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 2, Chiffchaff 3, Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Goldcrest 11, Redwing 4, Song Thrush 8, Wren 7, Dunnock 14, Robin 11, Meadow Pipit 5, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 6, Goldfinch 3, Linnet 4, Siskin 1, 91/19
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Barred Warbler. Jonathan Scragg.
Barred warbler. Andy Hall.
Mealy (Common) Redpoll. Thomas Willoughby.
Lesser Whitethroat (presumably Blythi race0. Thomas Willoughby.
Wryneck. Jonathan Scragg.
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Showers in the morning with a moderate F5 north westerly. Watches 0645-0900, 1600-1730
The Wryneck (chapel cottage) and Barred Warbler (llistening dish) were both still present but the bird of the day was a brief juvenile Sabines Gull on Kilnsea wetlands before it flew towards the Hiumber. The first Lapland Bunting of the autumn was at the breach and there were at least 4 Yellow-browed Warbler in the Kilnsea area.
Ringing Tree Sparrow 2, Chiffchaff 5, Blackcap 1, Goldcrest 3, Blackbird 1, Redwing 5, Song Thrush 3, Dunnock 2, Meadow Pipit 11, Goldfinch 1, Siskin 2, Linnet 1, Reed Bunting 2, 39/13
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Sabies Gull. Arfon Williams.
Lapland Bunting. Steve Exley.
Treecreeper. Paul Willoughby.
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Cloudy all morning brightening up in the afternoon with a F6 north westerly. Watches: 0630-1200
There was some decent birding still to be had around the area and while there were again few migrants in general others increased while the good birds remained. The Barred Warbler was again in the listening dish hedge showing better and the Wryneck was again in garden opposite the Obs. There were maybe 3 Yellow-browed Warbler (2 Kilnsea, 1 Willow cottage) while it was nice to see the first 7 Whooper Swan of the autumn head south. There were very few migrants about though 26 Chiffchaff and 22 Goldcrest were an increase plus a Reed Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Rock Pipit and 3 Siskin.
There were a few bits over the sea with 150 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Eider, 3 Sooty Shearwater, a Manx Shearwater, 181 Gannet, 2 Great Skua, a Long-tailed Skua and 5 Arctic Skua.
Kilnsea wetlands remained busy, the best being 61 Pintail, 313 Wigeon, 225 Teal, a Spoonbill, 118 Little Egret, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1035 Redshank and 8 Greenshank.
Ringing House Sparrow 1, Tree Sparrow 2, Blue Tit 1, Great Tit 1, Chiffchaff 5, Goldcrest 2, Treecreeper 2, Redwing 2, Song Thrush 1, Wren 1, Dunnock 1, Robin 1, Meadow Pipit 5, Chaffinch 2, Greenfinch 2, 29/15
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Barred Warbler. Thomas Willoughby. As previously presumed, bill damage confirmed it was definitely the same bird from the canal area on saturday.
Whooper Swans. John Hewitt.
Monday, 26 September 2022
Plenty of cloud about and the odd sunny spell or shower and a breezy F6 north westerly. Watches 0630-1230, 1430-1615, 1730-1830
It was much the same as the previous day with the Wryneck present in gardens opposite the Obs and presumably (in a poor year for them) the same Barred Warbler from Saturday reloating to the listening dish hedge. There were even fewer migrants about with just 1 Yellow-browed Warbler seen in the crown area plus 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, a Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Stonechat, a Lesser Redpoll and 1 Siskin.
Other sightings were mainly from the Kilnsea wetlands area with a Spoonbill, 61 Little Egret, 57 Black-tailed Godwit, a Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, a Spotted Redshank, 7 Greenshank, a Merlin and a Peregrine.
Ringing Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Redwing 4, Song Thrush 1, Meadow Pipit 6, Lesser Redpoll 1, 13/5
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Peregrine. Paul Willoughby.
Spoonbill. John Hewitt.
Shelducks on the Humber. John Hewitt. Big number shave been present on the Humber recently.
Sunday, 25 September 2022
Cloudier about today with just the odd sunny spell and a F3 north westerly. Waches: 0630-0930, 1730-1850
It was pretty much no change, but no sign of the Flycatcher or Barred Warbler, but the Wryneck was still showing well in the morning and a total of 7 Yellow-browed Warbler were seen around the area including 2 in the crown area and a Ring Ouzel was in corner field. There was also a good total of 24 Stonechat around the area but as on previous days low numbers of grounded migrants with a Jack Snipe, 1 Willow Warbler, 19 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, just 3 Goldcrest, 16 Redwing, 16 Song Thrush, a Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Black Redstart, a Redstart, 1 Whinchat, a Wheatear, 4 Grey Wagtail and 26 Brambling.
Yet again there was only a trickle of movement overland with 5 White Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail and a Lesser Redpoll the best with a Great Northern Diver high south over the Humber.
There was a fantastic count of 2477 Shelduck on the Humber while on Kilnsea wetlands 42 Pintail, 101 Teal, a Spoonbill, 81 Little Egret, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, a Spotted Redshank and 3 Greenshank.
Ringing Wood Pigeon 1, Chiffchaff 3, Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Goldcrest 1, Redwing 8, Song Thrush 1, Wren 1, Dunnock 2, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 9, Goldfinch 1, 28/11
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Wryneck. John Hewitt.
Great Spotted Woodpecker. John Hewitt.
Stonechats. Harry Appleyard.
Saturday, 24 September 2022
A small arrival of migrants in the morning brought a few scarcities but suprisingly little in the way of back up commoner migrants. The Wryneck found late yesterday evening showed very well all day by cliff farm while a Red-breasted Flycatcher new in at the warren quickly moved upto canal hedge where it remained then nearby along the canal a Barred Warbler which while typically elusive eventually gave some good views. There were also 4 Yellow-browed Warbler seen (Kew, Sammys, Terinal wood, willow cottage) and an 'Eastern type' Lesser Whitethroat at the Warren.
The Temminck's Stint was still on canal scrape while Kilnsea wetlands had a Spoonbill, 4 Little Stint, a Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank and a Short-eared Owl.
Over the sea a full spoon Pomarine Skua flew north and a juvenile Long-tailed Skua flew south.
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Wryneck. Thomas Willoughby.
Red-breasted Flycatcher. Martin Standley.
Temminck's Stint. Thomas Willoughby.
Barred Warbler. Thomas Willoughby.
Friday, 23 September 2022
The odd light shower at dawn becoming sunnier in the afternoon with a F3 north westerly. Watches 0530-1035, 1745-1900
The Temminck's Stint contiued to show well on canal scrape while in the evening a Wryneck was on the rocks by the crown and anchor pub. At the point 2 Yellow-browed Warber were by the gun emplacement. Again other migrants were thin on the ground with 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Swallow, a Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Goldcrest, 32 Wren, 3 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, a Pied Flycatcher, 24 Robin, 2 Whinchat, 11 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit, a Brambling, 1 Siskin and 24 Reed Bunting.
KIlnsea wetlands continues to be good the best today being 44 Pintail, 334 Wigeon, 240 Teal, 101 Little Egret, 66 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 830 Redshank, a Spotted Redshank and 5 Greenshank.
Again there was little movement the best of which was overland, a Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Alba Wagtail, 252 Meadow Pipit, 115 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch and 11 Reed Bunting. Full counts on Trektellen.
Ringing Willow Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Goldcrest 1, Song Thrush 1, Wren 2, Dunnock 2, Stonechat 1, Meadow Pipit 18, Linnet 6, Reed Bunting 14, 47/20
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Merlin with Dunlin. Gary Vause,
Merlin. Gary Vause.
Wryneck. Sean Moore.
Temminck's Stint with Wigeon. Gary Vause.
Brambling. John Hewitt.
Thursday, 22 September 2022
Mainly cloudy with just a hint of sunshine with a moderate F5south westerly. Watches: 0630-0915, 1745-1900.
The bird of the day was a very showy juvenile Long-tailed Skua wandering the saltmarsh at Sammys eventually resting for a while a Kilnsea wetlands giving great views. The Temminck's Stint continued to give great views on canal scrape with just the churchfield Yellow-browed Warbler seen today. Migrarnt numbers were down with just 2 Jack Snipe, a Hobby, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, a Pied Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 9 Stonechat, a Wheatear and a Yellow Wagtail and 2 Cetti's Warbler in the area.
There was a movement of 2600 Pink-footed Geese north over the Humber in the morning maybe just a local feeding flight? while it was quiet overall for vismig with 222 Swallow, 650 Meadow Pipit, a Brambling and a Yellowhammer the best. Full counts on Trektellen.
Kilnsea wetlands and beacon ponds was as usual busy with a Spoonbill, 103 Little Egret, 161 Wigeon, 33 Pintail, 6 Avocet, 62 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, a Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, a Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank and 2 late Little Tern.
Ringing Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Meadow Pipit 5, Reed Bunting 1, 8/4
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Long-tailed Skua. John Hewitt.
Long-tailed Skua. Steve Clipperton.
Long-tailed Skua with Dunlin. Hazel Wiseman.
Little Stint. Gary Vause.
Temminck's stint. Gary Vause.
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
The good birds remained with the Little Bunting still near the breach, the Temminck's Stint and Little Stint on canal scrape joined by a Jack Snipe.
There were 3 Yellow-browed Warbler recorded around the area, a Black Redstart at the point while on Kilnsea wetlands 2 Spoonbill, a Little Stint and 2 Curlew Sandpiper.
A Ring-necked Parakeet wandeering KIlnsea added a gaudy splash of colour to the day.
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Temminck's Stint. Ian Bollen.
Temminck's Stint. Brian Walker.
Little Stint. Alan Boddington.
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Mostly cloudy with a few sunny spells and a light F2 north westerly. Watches: 0630-1100.
It was another good day out in the field with decent numbers of migrants about, the finding of a showy Little Bunting by the breach the highlight along with 3 Yellow-browed Warbler (point, churchfield, listening dish), 4 Willlow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, a Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethraot, 5 Goldcrest, a Fieldfare, 13 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, a Pied Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, 12 Stonechat, a Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 3 Brambling, a Lesser Redpoll and 2 Siskin.
The Temminck's Stint was again showing on canal scrape along with a Little Stint with Kilnsea wetlands holding 5 Spoonbill, 163 Wigeon, 37 Pintail, 91 Black-tailed Godwit, a Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper and 3 Greenshank.
It was quiet for any significant movements over sea and land the best being 93 Common Scoter, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, a Black Tern, 1 Great Skua, 9 Arctic Skua with a Short-eared Owl in/off. Full counts on Trektellen.
Ringing House Sparrow 8, Tree Sparrow 1, Treecreeper 1, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 3, Yellow Browed Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Goldcrest 3, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 1, Dunnock 6, Robin 2, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Meadow Pipit 38, Linnet 5, Reed Bunting 3, 78/17
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Little Bunting. Jonathan Scragg.
Little Bunting. John Hewitt.
Yellow-browed Warbler. Harry Appleyard.
Monday, 19 September 2022
Wind NNW2, cloud-cover 6/8, Mainly overcast with just the odd glimpse of the sun with a light wind. Watches 0620-1145, 1600-1700, 1730-1800
A better day for migrant arrivals with the north-westerly wind coming from northern Norway bringing some birds with it. The first Redwings and Bramblings of the autumn early morning, was a good start to the day and was followed by Yellow-browed Warblers at the VTS Tower and Pancho's Pond, before star find of the day was our second Arctic Warbler of the autumn in the Crown and Anchor car park. The Temminck's Stint remained on Canal Scrape and the Long-tailed Skua was again blogging off Sandy Beaches.
Other migrants included Short-eared Owl 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Kestrel 2, Jackdaw 1, Skylark 2, Swallow 6, House Martin 4, Cetti's Warbler 4 2 at the Point and 2 Canal Scrape, Willow Warbler 6, Chiffchaff 21, Reed Warbler 3, Blackcap 4, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Whitethroat 3, Goldcrest 10, Wren 18, Starling 65, Ring Ouzel 1 Rose Cottage, Redwing 11, Song Thrush 13, Robin 21, Pied Flycatcher 5, Black Redstart 1 Point, Redstart 1, Whinchat 2, Stonechat 13, Wheatear 2, Dunnock 18, Yellow wagtail sp. 4, Grey Wagtail 1, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 65, Tree Pipit 1, Rock Pipit 2, Chaffinch 10, Brambling 9 blogging then north and Reed Bunting 18. On the move were
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Also present were Dark-bellied Brent Goose 3, Pale-bellied Brent Goose 1, Barnacle Goose 15 Humber, Shelduck 2015, Shoveler 10, Wigeon 152, Pintail 11, Teal 15, Spoonbill 5 Kilnsea Wetlands, Great White Egret 1 Beacon Ponds, Gannet 10, Cormorant 14, Sparrowhawk 4, Marsh Harrier 1, Water Rail 1, Oystercatcher 570, Avocet 4, Golden Plover 2700, Whimbrel 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 6, Black-tailed Godwit 45, Turnstone 54, Ruff 1, Curlew Sandpiper 1 Humber, Sanderling 28, Little Stint 2 Beacon Ponds/Canal Scrape, Snipe 5, Common Sandpiper 1, Greenshank 3, Common Gull 47, Great Black-backed Gull 6, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Sandwich Tern 5, Common Tern 133, Great Skua 1, Arctic Skua 4 and Guillemot 2.
Ringing Sparrowhawk 1, House Sparrow 1, Tree Sparrow 1, Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 6, Blackcap 2, Song Thrush 2, Wren 2, Dunnock 8, Robin 3, Meadow Pipit 27, Linnet 1, Reed Bunting 2, 57/13
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Arctic Warbler. Tom McKinney.
Arctic Warbler. Harry Appleyard.
Short-eared Owl. Tom McKinney.
Redwing. Tom McKinney.
Sunday, 18 September 2022
Wind NNW5, cloud-cover 6/8, sunny spells but mainly cloudy with a stiff wind. Watches 0620-1900
Fairly similar to yesterday with a few more migrants around but still thin on the ground. The Temminck's Stint continued to show well on Canal Scrape and all four Skua species were seen on the sea-watch.
Migrants consisted of, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler at Canal Scrape, 1 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Goldcrest, 10 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 13 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pied Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting 11. On the move were
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Also present were 3 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 16 Pink-footed Goose, 29 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 48 Mallard, 21 Pintail, 130 Teal, 27 Little Grebe, 5 Spoonbill on Kilnsea Wetlands, the Great White Egret at Beacon Ponds, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail, 2 Avocet, 120 Grey Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 5 Turnstone, 260 Knot, 4 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper at Kilnsea Wetlands, 450 Sanderling, 2000 Dunlin, 1 Purple Sandpiper off Sandy Beaches, 2 Little Stint at Beacon Ponds, 1 Jack Snipe at the Point, 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank at Kilnsea Wetlands, 4 Greenshank, 45 Mediterranean Gull, 69 Common Tern and 2 Arctic Skua.
Ringing Chiffchaff 4, Blackcap 1, Goldcrest 2, Dunnock 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Meadow Pipit 1, 10/6
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Temminck's Stint. Dave Constantine.
Pied Flycatcher. David Bevan.
Spoonbill. Alan Boddington.
Purple Sandpiper. Leigh Wright.
Saturday, 17 September 2022
Watches 0615-0930, 1435-1900. A cool F5 NW wind meant there wasn't much new in terms of migrants, but a Grey Phalarope graced Canal Scrape alongside yesterday's Temminck's Stint and the Red-necked Phalarope was still on Kilnsea Wetlands for the Phalarope double. The first Jack Snipe of the autumn arrived and the/a Long-tailed Skua continued to linger on the sea off Beacon Ponds.
Migrants consisted of 1 Short-eared Owl, 4 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 20 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler at Canal Scrape, 3 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 7 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 12 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail and 45 Meadow Pipit. On the move were
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Also present were; 13 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose,2 Tufted Duck, 18 Common Scoter, 4 Spoonbill on Kilnsea Wetlands, 1500 Golden Plover, 105 Grey Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Ruff, 4 Curlew Sandpiper on Kilnsea Wetlands, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1200 Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank on Kilnsea Wetlands, 5 Greenshank and 2 Arctic Skua.
Ringing Tree Sparrow 2, Chiffchaff 1, Goldcrest 3, Goldfinch 1, 8/4
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Temminck's Stint. Thomas Willoughby.
Grey Phalarope. Steve Furber.
Red-necked Phalarope. Hazel Wiseman.
Friday, 16 September 2022
Wind NNW6, cloud-cover 6/8, a cold windy day with some showers or sunny spells Watches 0610-0930, 1430-1915
Always a much anticipated first of the autumn, the first Yellow-browed Warbler of the autumn was trapped and ringed at Kew today, hopefully a promising start to the autumn after a poor showing last year and no September records. Otherwise not many more migrants arriving, but hopefully a sign of things to come. An unusual autumn record of Temminck's Stint that spent most of the day on Kilnsea Wetlands, with the juvenile Red-necked Phalarope also there, moving onto Canal Scrape briefly before returning.
Migrants present were 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 1 Sand Martin, 28 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 61 Meadow Pipit and 1 Rock Pipit. On the move were;
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Also present were 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 24 Pintail, 4 Spoonbill on Kilnsea Wetlands, 5 Whimbrel, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 9 Curlew Sandpiper, 1500 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 800 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 20 Little Gull offshore, 53 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Arctic Skua and 2 Long-tailed Skua blogging offshore.
Ringing Tree Sparrow 1, Chiffchaff 3, Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Goldcrest 3, 9/5
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Great Spotted Woodpecker. Thomas Willoughby.
Thursday, 15 September 2022
wind NW4, cloud-cover 5/8, sunny spells with a moderate wind much colder than of late, Watches 0615-1005, 1545-1915
Fairly similar counts and species to the last few days, presumably one of last weeks juvenile Red-necked Phalaropes turned up at Kilnsea Wetlands after going missing for a week!
Migrants present were 2 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 10 Goldcrest, 22 Wren, 16 Robin 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 15 Dunnock, 180 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 40 Greenfinch, 123 Goldfinch and 1 Corn Bunting.
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Also present were 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 33 Pintail, 215 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Manx Shearwater, 17 Little Grebe, 4 Spoonbill on Kilnsea Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret at Beacon Ponds, 70 Little Egret, 33 Cormorant, 5 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard, 4 Avocet, 3 Ruff, 25 Curlew Sandpiper on Kilnsea Wetlands/Beacon Ponds, 2643 Dunlin 2643, 2 Little Stint, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 9 Greenshank, 200 Little Gull offshore, 15 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Arctic Tern, 7 Arctic Skua and a Long-tailed Skua blogging offshore.
Ringing Tree Sparrow 3, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Goldcrest 3, Wren 1, Redstart 1, Meadow Pipit 4, 16/9
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Red-necked Phalarope. Alan Boddington.
Long-tailed Skua. Thomas Willoughby.
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Wind NW4, cloud-cover 2/8, bright and sunny with a light increasing wind, Watches 0600-1100, 1630-1915
Plenty of birds about as expected at this time of the year but no obvious increases in migrants and slightly less on the move, though still a decent count of Meadow Pipits, considering the wind direction.
Migrant numbers consisted of 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 20 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 17 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 9 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 32 Wheatear, 102 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit and 5 Chaffinch. On the move were
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Also present were 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 25 Pintail, 4 Spoonbill on Kilnsea Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret on Beacon Ponds, 90 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier 6 Avocet, 2 Whimbrel, 491 Curlew, 28 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 11,000 Knot, 4 Ruff, 11 Curlew Sandpiper, 1200 Dunlin, 1300 Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 300 Little Gull, 20 Mediterranean Gull and 3 Arctic Skua.
Ringing House Sparrow 5, Blue Tit 4, Great Tit 1, Willow Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Reed Warbler 2, Goldcrest 3, Long-tailed Tit 1, Dunnock 4, Robin 2, Redstart 1, Meadow Pipit 6, Grey Wagtail 1, Chaffinch 1, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 1, Linnet 2 Reed Bunting 6, 44/18
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Tuesday, 13 September 2022
A better day for vismig with fewer grounded migrants in a steady WSW wind. Watches 0600-1500, 1800-2000
Migrants present were 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 45 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Black Redstart, 5 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear and 500 Meadow Pipit.
Meadow Pipits stole the show as we are now virtually on their peak date for migrating, the first Pink-footed Geese of the autumn flew south and five Black Terns also did so.
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Also present were 15 Shoveler, 75 Wigeon, 26 Pintail, 200 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 22 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret at Beacon Ponds, 80 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 11 Avocet, 3 Whimbrel, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 13 Curlew Sandpiper between Kilnsea Wetlands and Beacon Ponds, 6 Sanderling, 1500 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint Beacon Ponds, 770 Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank Kilnsea Wetlands, 12 Greenshank, 70 Little Gull offshore, 22 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Arctic Skua.
Ringing Sparrowhawk 2, Dunlin 1, Common Tern 1, House Sparrow 4, Tree Sparrow 6, Blue Tit 2, Chiffchaff 2, Goldcrest 1, Garden Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 1, Wren 1, Dunnock 2, Robin 4, Pied Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 8, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch 1, Linnet 1, Reed Bunting 1, 43/19
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Monday, 12 September 2022
Early morning rain, sunny spells later with occasional heavy showers F5 SW. Watches 0600-1500, 1630-1930 Ringing Siskin 1,
A quieter day after a busy weekend, with limited vismig past the Warren and a scattering of migrants across the area. On the move were;
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Migrant wise there were 1 Short-eared Owl, 5 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 22 Jackdaw, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler at the Point, 14 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Black Redstart at the Point, 7 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 8 Wheatear, 11 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Chaffinch and 1 Siskin.
Also present were 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 8 Shoveler, 117 Wigeon, 37 Pintail, 283 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Red-legged Partridge along Beacon Lane, 2 Great Crested Grebe (Humber and Beacon Lagoon), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret at Beacon Ponds, 1 Gannet, 9 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 3000 Golden Plover, 3193 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 501 Little Gull feeding over the sea, 1 Great Skua, 1 Long-tailed Skua blogging offshore from Beacon Ponds sitting on the sea at times, 3 Guillemot, 3 Razorbill,
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Sunday, 11 September 2022
It was a busy day around the area with seemingly a bit of eveything to please everyone as the weather stayed nice and the birds in general preformed nicely. THe highlight was undoubtedly a female PALLID HARRIER which flew from beacon ponds over the migfest HQ towards the Warrendelighting several walks which were underway heading north towards beacon ponds again where it settled ofr over an hour. It was a good day of raptors with 2 Honey Buzzards, 7 Common Buzzards, 5 Sparrowhawk and 4 Kestrel also on the move. There were seemingly less migrants about but an Icterine Warbler was at the point and a Firecrest at hillrise in Easington with the Citrine Wagtail just putting in a brief appearance and no further sign.
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Pallid Harrier. Ray Scally.
Identification features for Pallid Harrier.
Saturday, 10 September 2022
It was a busy day all around the area with the sea recieving plenty of attention with several Sooty Shearwater and Skuas incuding a Long-tailed Skua. Maybe the highlight of the day were the 2 Citrine Wagtail present together at the Riverside for a while before the first bird flew off off and was not seen again! The new bird then performed on and off during the day. The day also saw the first Brambling of the autumn with a good selection of grounded migrants still in the area.
The Kilnsea wetlands area was again heaving with birds including the 3 Spoonbills, 17 Curlew Sandpipers, a Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper and Caspian Gull.
Ringing House Sparrow 4, Tree Sparrow 36, Blue Tit 2, Goldcrest 1, Blackcap 1, Garden Warbler 3, Whitethroat 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Wren 1, Robin 6, Redstart 2, Wheatear 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Linnet 1, 64/16
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Citrine Wagtail. John Cooper. The new bird was first seen along the canal before joining the other by the riverside.
Friday, 09 September 2022
Sunny spells with the odd shower and a F2 south easterly. Watches: 0600-1000.
The first day of Migest as people arrived and setting up was complete, brought some disappoinment with no sign of the 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, but some compensation for those on site early enough saw a fine adult Honey Buzzard head south overhead, while the Citrine Wagtail continued its residency by the riverside. There were decent numbers of grounded migrants for people to get stuck into with 2 Swift, a Cuckoo, 42 Willow Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 24 Pied Flycatcher,13 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Goldcrest, a Black Redstart, 30 Redstart, 10 Whinchat, a Stonechat, 67 Wheatear, 19 Tree Pipit and 25 Siskin.
THe Kilnsea wetlands area still had 3 Spoonbill, 19 Curlew Sandpipers, a Little Stint, 2 Spotted Redshank, a Wood Sandpiper and 4 Greenshank,
Ringing House Sparrow 4, Tree Sparrow 34, Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Garden Warbler 1, Whitethroat 1, Reed Warbler 1, Robin 4, Redstart 2, Pied Flycatcher 3, Tree Pipit 4, Meadow Pipit 3, Grey Wagtail 1, Linnet 7, Siskin 1, Reed Bunting 1, 70/17
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Thursday, 08 September 2022
Kilnsea wetlands is heaving with Wildfowl and Waders the 2 Red-necked Phalaropes still the highlight but joined by the Citrine Wagtail and along with a fantastic 39 Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 3+ Spotted Redshank, 3 Spoonbill and Great White Egret among large numbers of Wildfowl and Waders.
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Wood Sandpiper. Martin Standley.
Ruff. Martin Standley.
Red-necked Phalarope. Martin Standley.
Citrine Wagtail. Martin Standley.
Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Overcast to start with brightening up later on with a F4 SE wind.
The showy Ctirine Wagtail at the riverside and 2 Red-necked Phalaropes on beacon ponds continued to show well. This area was overflowing with birds the best of which were 32 Pintail, 389 Teal, 3 Spoonbill, a Great White Egret, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Ruff, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 110 Mediterranean Gull and a Caspian Gull.
Grounded migrants numbers were still decent with a Hobby, 20 Willow Warbler, a Garden Warbler, 12 Pied Flycatcher, a Black Redstart, 2 Redstart, 7 Whinchat, 11 Wheatear and 8 Tree Pipit. Over the sea 690 Teal and 30 Arctic Skua flew south, an Osprey flew north and 6 Black Tern and 3300 Common Tern in the evening.
Ringing Wood pigeon 1, House Sparrow 1, Willow Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Pied Flycatcher 1, Meadow Pipit 1, 8/7
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Citrine Wagtail. Geoff Carr.
Pied Flycatcher. Harry Appleyard.
Whinchat. Roy Twigg.
Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Sunny spells with a moderate wind with some showers and a F4 SE wind.
The good birds remain with the 2 Red-necked Pahalropes on beacon ponds, the juvenile Citrine Wagtail by the riverside, the Wryneck at chalk bank and Wood Warbler Sammys. The Kilnsea wetlands area continues to be the jewel in the crown with 17 Pintail, 331 Teal, 3 Spoonbill, a Great White Egret, 72 Little Egret, 4 Avocet, 61 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Ruff, 5 Curlew Sandpipers, a Little Stint, 5 Wood Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 107 Mediterranean Gull and a Caspian Gull.
Migrant numbers were a little down on recent totals with 19 Willow Warbler, 14 Pied Flycatcher, 14 Whinchat, 22 Wheatear, 28 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Tree Pipit and 2 Siskin. The best of the sea were 2 Long-tailed Skua, 24 Arctic Skua, a Great Skua and 1 Black Tern with 8489 Common Tern south in the evening..
Ringing Sparrowhawk 1, Tree Sparrow 3, Reed Warbler 1, Wren 1, Goldfinch 2, 8 of 5 species.
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Wood Warbler. Roy Twigg.
Wryneck. Harry Appleyard.
Curlew Sandpiper. Tony Hull.
Monday, 05 September 2022
Incredibly there are now 3 Red-necked Phalaropes (all juveniles) together on beacon ponds and the Citrine Wagtail continues to show amazingly well by the riverside hotel. Elsewhere there were 2 Wryneck with a new one at the gas terminal and the Wood Warbler still at Sammys. Grounded migrants included 38 Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 22 Whitethroat, 22 Pied Flycatcher, 7 Redstart, 13 Whinchat, 19 Wheatear and 9 Tree Pipit.
In the evening 2 Roseate Tern flew south past the seawatch hide with 6 Black Tern and 7040 Common Terns.
Kilnsea wetlands/beacon ponds was amazing again among the commoner species Great White Egret, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Ruff, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, 5 Wood Sanpiper, a Spotted Redshank and 7 Greenshank.
A Yellow-winged Darter was a stunning find at Kilnsea wetlands. The first since an influx in 2006.
Ringing Tree Sparrow 12, Blackcap 1, Dunnock 2, Robin 1, Meadow Pipit 2, Redstart 1, Pied Flycatcher 1, 20/7
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Red-necked Phalarope 'flock'. John Hewitt.
Redstart. John Hewitt.
Whinchat. Tim Jump.
Wheatear. John Hewitt.
Sunday, 04 September 2022
Cloudy start with a few spots of rain brightened up with lengthy sunny spells and a F4 SE wind. Watches: 0600-1000, 1730-1945.
While little change again the good birds were all still present and a nice juvenile Honey Buzzard thrown in to the mix arriving in off the sea and lingering in the Easington to Sammys area. The juvenile Citrine Wagtail and 2 Red-necked Phalarope continued to draw the crowds, while the Wryneck was still at chalk bank. There were still a few grounded migrants about though widely scattered 15 Willow Warbler, a Goldcrest, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 14 Pied Flycatcher, a Black Redstart, 11 Whinchat, 22 Wheatear, 23 Yellow Wagtail and 3 Tree Pipit.
A busy as usual Kilnsea wetlands area had 25 Pintail, 320 Teal, 3 Spoonbill, 2 Great White Egret (1 south), 48 Little Egret, 45 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, 9 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, a Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 110 Mediterranean Gull and a Caspian Gull. A good count of 1051 Shelduck were on the Humber.
There was a trickle of Wader and Ducks moving especially in the morning, 239 Teal the best of those, while in the evening 8300 Common Tern and 3 Long-tailed Skua were the pick plus a Black Tern, Great Skua and 17 Arctic Skua.
Ringing Sparrowhawk 1, Swallow 1, Blue Tit 1, Willow Warbler 4, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Dunnock 1, Pied Flycatcher 1, Goldfinch 5, 16/8
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Red-necked Phalaropes with Black-headed Gulls. Richard Willison.
Citrine Wagtail. Ian Bollen.
Wryneck. Tim Jump.
Arctic Skua. Darren Chapman.
Ruff. Tony Hull.
Saturday, 03 September 2022
Mainly cloudy with the odd spot of rain and sunny spell with a F5 south easterly. Watches:
There was little change overall the Citrine Wagtail by the riverside remained as did the 2 Red-necked Phalarope on beacon ponds. A Wryneck was found at the lighthouse moving to chalk bank, the Wood Warbler remained at Sammys. There was again a spread of migrants though no big numbers with 22 Pied Flycatcher, 11 Redstart, 16 Whinchat, 11 Wheatear and 25 Willow Warbler the best counts plus a Swift, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, a Black Redstart and 2 Tree Pipit as back up.
A Long-tailed Skua was the best of the sea along with 356 Teal, 613 Kittiwake, a Great Skua, 35 Arctic Skua and 3 Puffin with a Roseate Tern, 1610 Common Tern and a Black Tern in the evening roost movement.
The Kilnsea wetlands area was busy again, 19 Pintail, 27 Wigeon, 170 Teal, Great White Egret, Spoonbill, 3 Ruff, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 2000 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper and 3 Caspian Gull.
Ringing Sparrowhawk 1, Wood Pigeon 2, Tree Sparrow 1, Willow Warbler 2, Garden Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Wren 1, Pied Flycatcher 1, Linnet 1 (p), 11/9
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Citrine Wagtail. Darren Chapman.
Citrine Wagtail. Craig Bell.
Redstart. Jon Rose.
Wood Warbler. Martin Standley.
'Flava' Wagtail. Joe Eckersley.
Friday, 02 September 2022
Mainly sunny with a F5 north easterly. Watches: 0620-0945.
It was yet another good day with the good birds still present, but a small increase in commoner grounded migrants was welcome. The CITRINE WAGTAIL continued to show well, a Hawfinch mobile around Kilnsea and both the Red-backed Shrike in around canal scrape and Wood Warbler at Sammys both still present. Migrant totals increased as the day went on with noteable counts of 23 Willow Warbler, 22 Whinchat, 15 Pied Flycatcher, 9 Redstart, 12 Wheatear plus 4 Garden Warbler, a Tree Pipit and the Black Redstart.
The 2 Red-necked Phalaropes were again on beacon ponds with Spoonbill, Great White Egret, a Little Stint, 2 Wood Sandpipers, 37 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Ruff, a Spotted Redshank in the area and 9 Curlew Sandpipers (6 wetlands, 3 gate).
Over the sea 2036 Kittiwake flew south, but apart from 18 Arctic Skua it was quiet while 1302 Common Tern flew south in the evening.
Ringing Sparrowhawk, 1 House Sparrow 3, Tree Sparrow 4, Blue Tit 1, Willow Warbler 1, Garden warbler 2, Whitethroat 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Robin 1, Redstart 1, Whinchat 2, Pied Flycatcher 4, Greenfinch 1, Goldfinch 4, 28/14
A Clifton nonpareil was in the moth traps.
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Citrine Wagtail. Paul Coombes.
Pied Flycatcher. Peter Sutton.
Hawfinch. Peter Sutton.
Thursday, 01 September 2022
Mainly cloudy til midday then sunny spells with a F5 north easterly. Watches: 0615-0900, 1745-2000.
It was another good day around the area with some new arrivals and most of the other good birds remaining. The CITRINE WAGATIL remained in the chalky point area with a Quail here too, a Wood Warbler nearby at Sammys, a Red-backed Shrike at canal scrape, maybe 2 Wryneck with 1 still at Sammys (and another reported at the breach) plus 8 Willow Warbler, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, a Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Pied Flycatcher, a Black Redstart, 5 Redstart, 19 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail and a Siskin.
The KIlnsea wetlands area was good again with 12 Pintail, an influx of 398 Teal, both the Spoonbill and Great White Egret, 6 Avocet, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, the 2 Red-necked Phalarope, 120 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Caspian Gull.
Over the sea a Cory's Shearwater flew south, but relatively little else with 4 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 6 Great Skua and 48 Arctic Skua.
Ringing: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Blue Tit.
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Wood Warbler. Bethan Clyne.
Citrine Wagtail. Thomas Willoughby.
Wryneck. John Hewitt.
Red-backed Shrike. Roy Harvey.
Red-necked Phalarope. John Hewitt.
Spotted Flycatcher. Tony Hull.
