Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings October 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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Wednesday, 01 October 2025
Some light drizzle in the morning with a few sunny spells in the afternoon and a stiff F4 south westerly breeze. Watches 0630-1230.
It was another good morning for the vismiggers with 39 Wigeon, 10 Pintails, 402 Teal, a Tufted Duck, single Velvet Scoter, a Cattle Egret which paused fore a while at the warren, 42 Skylarks, a Sand Martin, 24 Swallows, 33 House Martins, a putative Citrine Wagtail seen briefly at the potato fields (after an interesting buzzy Wagtail was sound recorded at chalk bank), 2 Grey Wagtails, 19 Alba Wagtails, a Richard's Pipit, 322 Meadow Pipits, a Tree Pipit, 10 Rock Pipits, 10 Chaffinches, 23 Greenfinches, 538 Linnets, 83 Lesser Redpolls, 182 Goldfinches, 197 Siskins, 16 Yellowhammers and 69 Reed Buntings.
The Yellow-browed Warbler was again present at the narrows as was the Barred Warbler at Sammys with the first Woodcock of the autumn at the warren. other bits saw a Pied Flycatcher in the crown carpark, a Tree Pipit still in north field and the usual Black Redstart near thecrown while the Garganey was again on beacon ponds. On the Humber 12 Curlew Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank and a Greenshank were off the warren.
Just outside the area 7 Glossy Ibis were at the Oustray re-alignment.
Ringing 13 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 58 Lesser Redpoll, 74/4
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Barred Warbler - John Young.
