Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings Nevember 2024
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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Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Another cloudy overcastday with a light south easterly. There was a small arrival during the day which brought a HUMES WARBLER to Easington cemetery showing welll and calling regularly with a Yellow-browed Warbler nearby on vicars lane (with calls of these birds below for comparison). The day also saw a Jack Snipe, 3 Woodcocks, 7 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 12 Goldcrests, 620 Starlings, 363 Redwings, 163 Fieldfares, a Ring Ouzel, 22 Bramblings, 3 Hawfinches (2 south), 6 Twites, 368 Siskins flew south and 8 Snow Buntings with the 2 Shore Larks still at Easington lagoons and a ringtail Hen Harrier blogging around the area.
Other sightings saw 5 Ruddy Shelducks visit Kilnsea wetlands then flew south as did 2 Great White Egrets the sea chipping in with 108 Eiders, 2 Velvet Scoters, 32 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver and 20 Gannets.
Ringing: Redshank 3, Blackcap 1, Fieldfare 5, Blackbird 10, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 45, Tree Sparrow 1, Brambling 4, Siskin 2, Redpoll 4, Chiffchaff 1, Robin 1, Dunnock 1, House Sparrow 1. 80/14 Watch times: 07:00-12:00
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Humes Warbler - Thomas Willoughby.
Humes Warbler - Thomas Willoughby.
Monday, 04 November 2024
A cool cloudy overcast day with a light south easterly bringing small numbers of new migrants to the area. The 2 Shore Larks remained often elusive at Easington lagoons where a Siberian Chiffchaff was also present. Nearby 7 Snow Buntings were at beacon ponds and another bird by cliff farm. There were still 2 Yellow-browed Warblers on vicars lane, a Firecrest in Kilnsea at pancho pond and a mobile Hawfinch around Kilnsea. Other migrants included 3 Woodcocks, 340 Starlings, 350 Redwings, 80 Blackbirds, 144 Fieldfares, 12 Stonechats, 11 Bramblings, 11 Twite and 527 Siskins (492 flew south).
There was again some movement over the sea but in lesser numbers with 48 Eiders, a Red-breasted Merganser, 30 Red-throated Divers, 3 Great Northern Divers and a Fulmar. Full counts on Trektellen.
Ringing: Chiffchaff 2, Goldcrest 2, Blackcap 2, Starling 1, Fieldfare 3, Blackbird 25, Redwing 33, Dunnock 1, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 1, Siskin1 (72/11). Watches: 06:45-10:00, 13:30-14:15
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Shore Lark - Hazel Wiseman.
Shore Lark - Hazel Wiseman.
Snow Buntings- Hazel Wiseman.
Twite - Debra Saunders.
Twite - Debra Saunders.
Sunday, 03 November 2024
A cloudy but bright day with a moderate south easterly. The day saw yet more arrivals of migrants and while species diversity was low there were some healthy numbers. The bird of the day was another Pallas's Warbler this one at the point showing well while totals from the day included an impressive 19262 Starlings (11262 in off the sea and north west), 3 Shore Larks, 18 Woodcocks, a Black Redstart, 17 Stonechats, 43 Fieldfares, 642 Blackbirds, 430 Redwings, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers. 2 Blackcaps, 22 Goldcrests and 10 Bramblings while 114 Siskins flew south.
The sea continued where it left off from the previous day with plenty of interest with a Pochard, 17 Scaup, 125 Eiders, 2 Velvet Scoters, 2 Goldeneyes, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Little Auk, 3 Great Northern Divers, a Leach's Petrel and a single Manx Shearwater. A Sunfish not too far out was a suprise.
Ringing: Cetti's Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Goldcrest 7, Great Tit 1, Starling 4, Blackbird 44, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 28, Wren 1, House Sparrow 1, Siskin 1, Robin 3, Woodcock 1, Short-eared Owl 1. 97/14 Watch times: 06:45-12:15, 13:00-15:00
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Pallas's Warbler - Thomas Willoughby.
Pallas's Warbler - Thomas Willoughby.
Great Northern Diver - Pete Saunders.
Saturday, 02 November 2024
A cloudy grey day with generally light easterly winds. The day saw some good passage over the sea along with new arrivals with a showy Pallas's Warbler in terminal copse the highlight plus a Jack Snipe, 15 Woodcocks, a Jay, 7 Short-eared Owls, a Long-eared Owl, single Shore Lark at beacon ponds, 40 Long-tailed Tits, 3 Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest in the churchyard, 22 Goldcrests, 1010 Redwings, 1204 Blackbirds, 137 Fieldfares, 2 Ring Ouzels, 14 Stonechats, 14 Bramblings, 83 Siskins and 2 Snow Buntings.
The sea was maybe suprisngly busy with 2 Pintails, 61 Teal, 4 Tufted Ducks, a Scaup, 8 Eiders, 2 Velvet Scoter, 175 Common Scoters, 2 Goosanders, 5 Little Gulls, 5 Arctic Skuas, a Pomarine Skua, a Long-tailed Skua lingering offshore, 5 Great Northern Divers, 38 Red-throated Divers and a Leach's Petrel.
Ringing: Sparrowhawk 1, Redwing 24, Fieldfare 2, Ring Ouzel 1, Blackbird 67, Goldcrest 5, Robin 2, Brambling 4, Wren 1, Goldfinch 2. 109/10. Watch times: 06:45-10:15, 10:45-12:00, 13:15-15:15, 15:30-16:40.
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Pallas's Warbler - Dave Tucker.
Pallas's Warbler - Dave Tucker.
Woodcock - Debra Saunders.
