Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings 2024
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Wednesday, 18 December 2024
A cloudy grey day rain in the afternoon and a blustery F7 south westerly. Watches 0740-1000,1240-1510. The sea saw another 90 Pink-footed Geese fly south along with 9 Wigeon, 29 Teal, 2 Eiders and 3 Mediterranean Gulls.
On Kilnsea wetland there were 100 Brent Geese, 220 Wigeon, 46 Lapwings and 22 Black-tailed Godwits with the 2 Goldeneyes still on beacon ponds
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Tuesday, 17 December 2024
A mixed day of sunshine and clouds the F5 south westerly continued. Watches 07:40-12:05. Little change bird wise the sea just about edgeing the best of the days sightings which saw 85 Pink-footed Geese head south plus 2 Eiders, 12 Common Scoter and 107 Red-throated Divers.
Elsewhere the 2 Goldeneye plus 2 Stonechats were on beacon ponds, 54 Lapwings and 120 Redshanks on Kilnsea wetlands and a Water Rail and Chiffchaff at the sewage works.
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Monday, 16 December 2024
A nice sunny day some patches of cloud and a brisk F5 south westerly. Watchers: 0740-1200. The best of the day saw 138 Black-tailed Godwits counted with just 180 Wigeon and 84 Teal on Kilnsea wetlands and a Merlin hunting the area. Over the sea 43 Kittiwakes and 26 Red-throated Divers were the highlights.
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Sunday, 15 December 2024
Sunny spells in a largely cloudy day with a F4 south westerly. Watches: 0740-1000. There were not many observers out and about and few sightings of note. The best of these were a Mediterannean Gull and Shag over the sea, 2 Goldeneye and 20 Little Grebes on beacon ponds, 48 Lapwings, 51 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Stonechats on kilnsea wetlands and a Cetti's Warbler and Water Rail along the canal.
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Goldeneye - John Hewitt.
Saturday, 14 December 2024
A bright cool day with a light north westerly. Watches 0735-1005. The sea maybe had the best of the day with 29 Teal, a Tufted Duck, 2 Velvet Scoters, 30 Common Scoters, a Long-tailed Duck, 27 Red-throated Divers, 3 Gannets and 11 Cormorants while a Brambling flew south overland.
Kilnsea wetlands saw little change but 3 Mediterannean Gulls dropped in along with 68 Black-tailed Godwits and a Woodcock was at Sammys.
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Oystercatcher and Bar-tailed Godwit - John Hewitt.
Common Scoters and Teal - John Hewitt.
Friday, 13 December 2024
It was cool, calm and cloudy all day with a light south easterly. The day saw very little of note bar the usual selection of Wildfowl on the wetlands area the best of which were 297 Wigeon and 186 Teal an increase on the previous day while a Yellow-legged Gull was also here and a Chiffchaff in Easington.
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Yellowhammer - Adam Hutt.
Thursday, 12 December 2024
A misty start to the day with light drizzle remained grey and cloudy with light winds. Watches: 0735-1000, The day saw little reward the sea returning a Pintail, 21 Teal, 7 Eiders, a Velvet Scoter, 27 Common Scoters, a Great Crested Grebe and 55 Red-throated Divers were the more noteable counts and species.
The ponds area as usual had a few bits to offer including 11 Shovelers, a Gadwall, 222 Wigeons, 42 Mallard, 130 Teal, 2 Goldeneyes and 53 Lapwings with a Chiffchaff at the sewage works, a Cetti's Warbler along the canal and a Rock Pipit at the warren.
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Grey Plover - Shane Harper.
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Cloudy but dry again the wind somewhat reduced to a F4 north easterly. A much quieter day over the day lacked in species and numbers but still saw 14 Brent Geese, 40 Eiders, 5 Velvets Scoters, 29 Common Scoters, 3 Little Gulls and 90 Red-throated Divers.
In the triangle 3 White-fronted Geese were with Greylags in walker butts plus a Jack Snipe and 4 Woodcocks in the triangle.
Watches: 0735-1000, 1250-1500.
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Velvet Scoters with Wigeon - John Hewitt.
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Another windy cool day but dry for a change with the F5-6 north easterly persisting. The sea while much subdued still had a few bits of interest with a White-fronted Goose and Long-eared Owl both in/off, 7 Wigeons, 9 Teal, 31 Eiders, 39 Common Scoters, a Caspian Gull, single Puffin, 5 Little Auks, 66 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver, a 'blue' Fulmar and 3 Gannets.
Watches: 07:30-10:45 Ringing 2 Blackbird 1 Redwing
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Monday, 09 December 2024
A cold cloudy wet day with a F7 north easterly gusting at times to F8. Watch times: 07:30-15:00. The sea again delivered some good seawatching for those willing to sit the cold out with 39 Eiders, a Red-breasted Merganser, 47 Common Scoters, a Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Gulls, 331 Kittiwakes, 6 Great Skuas, 5 Puffins, 9 Razorbills, 64 Large Auk sps, 99 Little Auks, 35 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver, single Storm Petrel, 43 Fulmars (inc 4 blue phase birds), a Sooty Shearwater, 4 Manx Shearwaters and 61 Gannets.
Elswhere 500 Brent Geese and 57 Black-tailed Godwits were on the Humber, a Jack Snipe in well field, 4 Woodcocks in the area and 2 Short-eared Owls and a Snow Bunting at Sammys.
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Sunday, 08 December 2024
A bruising day with the northerly wind gusting force 10, rain regularly hampering visibility offshore. Watch times: 07:30-11:00,13:00-14:30. The sea recieved most of the days attention bringing totals of 17 Common Scoters, a Goosander, 4 Little Gulls, 362 Kittiwakes, 231 Herring Gulls, 15 Great Skuas, 2 Puffins, 41 Little Auks, 8 Red-throated Divers, a Storm Petrel, 7 Fulmars, 5 Sooty Shearwaters and 57 Gannets.
Other sightings saw 60 Black-tailed Godwits in the triangle and a Purple Sandpiper on the Humber.
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Saturday, 07 December 2024
Storm Darragh arrived in the afternoon but overcast and wet all day with an increasing wind reaching f8 from the north west. The sea saw some initial movement with 130 Kittiwakes, a Little Auk, 26 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver and 7 Gannets.
Elsewhere little was seen in windy wet conditions with 3 Water Rails around the triangle, a Cetti's Warbler, Mistle Thrush and Bullfinch around the triangle.
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Friday, 06 December 2024
Overnight strong winds and heavy rain petered out just after dawn leaving sunny spells and a decreasing F2 north westerly wind.
In a day of few sightings the ponds area was as usual busy totals of 135 Greylag Geese, 11 Shovelers, 238 Wigeon, 26 Mallards, 101 Teal, 38 Lapwings, 47 Black-tailed Godwits, 320 Dunlin, 120 Common Gulls and 3 Little Egrets with 4 Short-eared Owls nearby.
The best of the sea was a Goosander and 36 Red-throated Divers with a Little Auk over the Humber. .
Watches 0730-1000. Ringing 1 Water Rail
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Short-eared Owl - Alan Whitehead.
Thursday, 05 December 2024
A wet start cleared and brightened before torrential rain in the afternoon while a F3 westerly turned southerly. Watches: 0730-1000,1245-1430. The sea saw msot of the days sightings with 25 Pink-footed Geese, 17 Wigeon, 59 Teal, 2 Scaup, 28 Common Scoters, a Goosander, 30 Large Auk sp, 17 Red-throated Divers, 4 Gannets and 4 Cormorants.
Other sightings included 41 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Woodcocks, 3 Snipe, 2 Stonechats, 30 House Sparrows and 8 Tree Sparrows arpound the area.
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Common Buzzard - Harry Appleyard.
Wednesday, 04 December 2024
A bright start to the day clouded over with the wind increasing to a F4 westerly. Over the sea 8 Brent Geese, 26 Teal, 10 Common Scoters, 5 Goldeneyes, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Little Auk, 15 Red-throated Divers and a Gannet.
A small increase in grounded migrants with 3 Woodcocks, a Chiffchaff, 5 Song Thrushes, 18 Redwings, 34 Blackbirds, 14 Fieldfares, 2 Stonechats, a Brambling and 2 Siskins.
Ringing: Woodcock 1, Fieldfare 1, Blackbird 1, Chaffinch 1, Yellowhammer 2. Watches: 0715-1000, 14:10-15:30
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Ringed Plovers - Hazel Wiseman.
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