Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings 2025
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Wednesday, 07 May 2025
Some cloudy spells with some lengthy sunny spells with a cool F4 north easterly wind. Watches 0630-0930. The best birds of the day were in the ponds area a male Grey-headed Wagtail the pick of the sightings with a female type Blue-headed Wagtail, single Wood Sandpiper, the Scaup and 9 Pink-footed Geese also here with a ringtail Hen Harrier heading back north west. Therre were few grounded migrants again bar a Tree Pipit and Spotted Flycatcher.
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Spotted Flycatcher - Thomas Willoughby.
Tuesday, 06 May 2025
A cloudy start brightening up later on with a cold F4 north easterly wind remaining. Watches 0630-1030. A small increase in grounded migrants saw a Wryneck at the potato fields plus 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 6 Wheatears, a White Wagtail and 4 Siskins around the area. There was very little on the move but 51 Arctic Terns flying north was noteworthy.
In the ponds area a Spoonbill, single Great White Egret, 9 Pink-footed Geese, the Scaup, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Greenshanks and 58 Little Terns among all the usuals.
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Little-ringed Plover - John Hewitt.
Monday, 05 May 2025
Colder than yesterday with a stiff chilly F5 north easterly wind and some sunny spells. Watches 0630-0930 1045-1230. Seawatching was the order of the day producing a Cory's Shearwater past the seawtch hut then Easington which was undoubtedly the recent bird lingering somewhere in the area. The sea also had 3 Eiders, 37 Arctic Terns, 50 Large Auk sp, 7 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver, 2 Fulmars, 10 Manx Shearwaters and 17 Gannets.
Elsewhere there were few grounded migrants about while both the Black Brant and Pale-bellied Brent remained around the ponds where the Scaup also continued to linger.
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Peergrine - Harry Appleyard.
Sunday, 04 May 2025
A much colder day with a stiff F5 northwesterly wind some light showers within sunny periods. Watches 0600-1000. Not a great day to be out and about but a Firecrest was in the crown carpark and a Hawfinch wandered from Easington to Kilnsea plus a Ring Ouzel and 2 Wheatears with the Cetti's Wartbler still at the point. The seawatchers had a few bits but no big numbers with 15 Common Scoters, 5 Arctic Terns, a Common Tern, 6 Kittiwakes, 3 Arctic Skuas, 55 Large Auk sp, 3 Red-throated Divers, 2 Great Northen Divers, a Fulmar, 2 Manx Shearwaters and 26 Gannets.
The ponds arean had the Black Branrt, Pale-bellied Brent, the Scaup, single Spoonbill and a Great White Egret.
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Firecrest - Thomas Willoughby.
Hawfinch - John Hewitt.
Saturday, 03 May 2025
Some cloudy periods but also some sunny spells with a cold stiff F5 north westerly wind which veered NE. Watches 0630-1000. There was not much change in grounded migrants but an elusive Wryneck was found at the point with back up in the form of a Mistle Thrush, single Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchats, 7 Wheatears and 2 Siskins. Up at the ponds area a Curlew Sandpiper was new in along with a Little Stint, 3 Common Sandpipers and 4 Ruff plus the Black Brant, Pale-bellied Brent, 7 Barnacle Geese, 8 Pink-footed Geese and the Scaup.
Ringing Chiffchaff 2, Willow warbler 1, Sedge warbler 2, Reed warbler 1, Song Thrush 1, total 7/5
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Wheatear - Harry Appleyard.
Barnacle Geese - Thomas Willoughby.
Friday, 02 May 2025
Bright and sunny for most of the day with a cold F3 north easterly wind, much cooler then of late. Watches 0630-1000. The day saw what was presumably the same Bee-eater lingering in the area again and during the day a Turtle Dove flew north. There was also a singing Firecrest by the bluebell with other migrant highlights of a Hobby, 3 Grasshopper Warblers, 2 Black Redstarts and a Whinchat. 4 Common Sandpipers and a Spoonbill
Up in the ponds area there was still the Black Brant, single Pale-bellied Brent, 9 Pink-footed Geese, the Scaup, 17 Ruff, a Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpipers and a Spoonbill.
Ringing Reed Warbler 1, Goldfinch 1
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Bee-eater being mobbed by Skylark - Harry Appleyard.
Thursday, 01 May 2025
A mainly bright and sunny, warm with light south westerly winds and high thin clouds. Watches 0615-1015. It was quite a busy day around the area starting with a Bittern dropping into canal scrape early morning and and later withn a lingering Bee-eater wandering blogging the area. Sandwiched inbetween a drake Mandarin on beacon ponds, 2 drake Garganey (KW and flying north up Humber), the Temminck's Stint, single Wood Sandpiper, a Spoonbill and Great White Egret in the ponds area with also Black Brant, a Pale-bellied Brent, 274 Brent Geese, the Scaup, 19 Avocets, 2 Greenshanks and 9 Ruff also present around here.
The best of the grounded migrants saw our first Spotted Flycatcher of the year at chalk bank with a male Pied Flycatcher at Sammys plus 3 Whinchats and 6 Wheatears.
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Bee-eater - Thomas Willoughby.
Garganey - Thomas Willoughby.
Barnacle Goose - Harry Appleyard.
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
The day seemed slightly better for some movement and obviously good enough to get the years first Red-rumped Swallow heading south down the peninsula the day also seeing an Osprey north, 2 Spoonbills and a Blue-headed Wagtail heading south while the ponds area had 2 Wood Sandpipers, the Temminck's Stint and Little Stint.
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Osprey - Dave Constantine.
Osprey - Dave Constantine.
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
A bright pleasant and sunny day with some light thin clouds along with a light south easterly. Watches 0600-0900. There were few observers in the field with a rare Accentor too big a draw but still the Temminck's Stint and Little Stint both remained in the ponds area where the drake Garganey was still present plus 24 Ruff, 16 Avocets, 5 Common Sandpiper and a Greenshank and the years first Hobby flew west. .
The first Wood Lark of the year flew south spending time at the breach while other noteable migrants were 2 Grasshopper Warblers and a Redstart.
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Temminck's Stint - Thomas Willoughby.
Monday, 28 April 2025
The nice sunny weather continues with a change in the wind direction to the south west albeit light. Watches 0620-0950. The day saw a nice selection of birds around the area including 3 Common Cranes heading south, the Temminck's Stint and Little Stint in the ponds area and a drake Garganey on the wetlands. The Scaup was still on the ponds the same area also holding 2 Little-ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper, single Green Sandpiper, a Greenshank and 18 Little Terns.
Firsts for the year saw a Cuckoo at Sammys and 2 Whinchats at Long bank other sightings seeing 6 Grasshopper Warblers, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Ring Ouzels, a Black Redstart and 10 Wheatears among good numbers of grounded migrants and breeders. .
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Common Cranes - Thomas Willoughby.
Temminck's Stint, Little Stint, Dunlin, Greenshank and Heron - Thomas Willoughby.
'Channel' Wagtail - Harry Appleyard.
Sunday, 27 April 2025
It was yet again a nice sunny day with a light southerly wind. A Temminck's Stint reported on the pager at Kilnsea wetlands was checked out and found feeding by the screen giving good scope views. Nearby the Little Stint was again on beacon ponds and a Spotted Redshank was briefly present before flying off north. The day also saw an increase in some grounded migrants with 30 Sedge Warblers, 26 Wheatears and 7 Tree Pipits the most noticeable.
Some varied movement over sea and land included 3 Shovelers, 4 Gadwalls, 4 Wigeon, 36 Teal, 96 Common Scoters, 17 Whimbrels, a Black Tern, single Puffin, 3 Marsh Harriers, 14 Carrion Crows, 39 Sand Martins, 160 Swallows, 11 House Martins, 9 Flava Wagtails and a Siskin.
Ringing: Whitethroat 1, Linnet 1. 2/2
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Ring Ouzel - Harry Appleyard.
Saturday, 26 April 2025
A beautiful sunny day with a light south easterly. A Cory's Shearwater seen flying north was the days highlight presumably the same bird that was seen off Bempton the previous week. There was a hint at increasing south bound movement with 2 Marsh Harriers, a Swift, 27 Sand Martins, 186 Swallows, 2 House Martins, 17 Flava Wagtails, 12 Linnets, 2 Redpolls, 5 Goldfinches and a Siskin while the seas best bits included 2 Little Terns, a Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Arctic Skuas, a Manx Shearwater and a Shag.
A Little Stint was new in on beacon ponds where the Scaup remained. The best of todays migrant arrivals 19 Sedge Warblers, 14 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Grasshopper Warblers, 3 Garden Warblers (new for year), 38 Whitethroats, 57 Fieldfares, a Ring Ouzel, single Black Redstart, 12 Wheatears and 2 Tree Pipits.
Ringing: Whitethroat 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Garden Warbler 2, Willow Warbler 1. 6/4
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Friday, 25 April 2025
The cloudy weather with sunny spells remained along with the light easterly. Little change again for migrnats the best of which concerned 4 Grasshopper Warblers, 76 Fieldfares, a Ring Ouzel, single Black Redstart and a Brambling while on the move 12 Sand Martins, 8 Swallows, 3 Chaffinches and a Corn Bunting the best.
There was no sign of the Black Brant but the Pale-bellied Brent was still present as was the Scaup and 3 Tufted Ducks.
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Pale-bellied Brent and Dark-bellied Brents - Harry Appleyard.
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Generally cloudy with some priods of sunshine along with a cool F3 north easterly. Migrant numbers remained similar to previous days but an increase in departing Thrushes with 3 Jays, 25 Swallows, 5 House Martins, 5 Willow Warblers, 4 Chiffchaffs, 5 Grasshopper Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 24 Whitethroats, 78 Fieldfares, a Black Redstart, 2 Redstarts, 10 Wheatears, a Blue-headed Wagtail and 3 Yellow Wagtails.
Elsewhere the Black Brant remained with a Pale-bellied Brent among 300 Brents, the Scaup on beacon ponds with 3 Tufted Ducks and a wandering Short-eared Owl.
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Wednesday, 23 April 2025
The day saw further arrivals of summer migrants into territories in the Spurn area mixed in with those travelling further so overall some decent totals including 7 Willow Warblers, 15 Chiffchaffs, 5 Grasshopper Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 34 Whitethroats, 3 Black Redstarts, a Redstart, 12 Wheatears, 10 Yellow Wagtails and a Bullfinch. Visible migration was much the same as previous day with a Marsh Harrier, 2 wandering Jays, a mobile Hooded Crow, 8 Rooks, 5 Sand Martins, 20 Swallows, 4 Flava Wagtails, 2 Alba Wagtails, 3 Siskins and a Corn Bunting. Elsewhere the Scaup remained on beacon ponds.
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Jay - Harry Appleyard.
Jay - Harry Appleyard.
Hooded Crow - Thomas Willoughby.
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