Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings 2025
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Friday, 07 February 2025
A strong F6 easterly throughout the day, with light drizzle showers in afternoon. Watch times: 07:15-12:20, 14:00-14:30. In a winter with very few sightings in the UK it was nice to get a Waxwing on the yearlist when one appeared at the Obs and then wandered Kilnsea before flying off north. The day was also noticeable for a Firecrest in Greenfield bungalows, Easington which was quite elusive.
The sea chipped in with 2 Litttle Auks heading north plus 38 Common Scoters, 6 Kittiwakes, 412 Herring Gulls, 249 Large Auks, 220 Guillemots, 18 Fulmars and 85 Gannets.
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Thursday, 06 February 2025
A lovely winters day with a slight frost to start, with hardly a breath of wind but an increasing easterly in the afternoon. Watch times: 07:30-10:00. A good total of 44 White-fronted Geese (3 triangle, 41 south) in the area today while also on the move a Marsh Harrier, single Skylark and a Pied Wagtail.
Other sightings included 76 Pintails and 45 Common Scoters on the Humber, 8 Water Rails and 2 Woodcocks in the triangle, 79 Black-tailed Godwits and a Mediterranean Gull at Kilnsea wetlands, a Merlin at Sammys, Cetti;s warbler still along the canal, 2 Stonechats in the area and a Snow Bunting at chalk bank.
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Snipe - Harry Appleyard.
Wednesday, 05 February 2025
An overnight frost but dawned to bright sunshine and light winds clouding up later on. Watches 0730-1000. The 9 White-fronted Geese remained again in the triangle and 700 Brent Geese in fields around Kilnsea while a Pintail was on kilnsea wetlands and 48 Red-throated Divers over the sea.
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Brent Geese and Curlews over the Humber - Harry Appleyard.
White-fronted Geese - Lawrence Middleton.
Tuesday, 04 February 2025
Gennerally sunny clouding over as the day progressed with a F5 southerpy. Watch times: 07:15-10:00, 10:10-12:00, 14:20-15:40. The 9 White-fronted Geese were still wandering the area visiting canal scrape and kilnsea wetlands. Otherwise there were few sihgitngs with 3 Woodcocks at sammys, still 3 Water Rails giving themselves up in the triangle and a Great Crested Grebe over the sea.
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Russian White-fronted Geese - Colin Bushell.
Russian White-fronted Geese with Greylags - Colin Bushell.
Monday, 03 February 2025
A bright start soon clouded over with a moderate F4 south westerly wind. Watches 0730-1000. The 9 White-fronted Geese remained in the Kilnsea wetlands area with 2 Pale-bellied Brents among 735 Brent Geese and a nice adult male Hen Harrier was along Easington straight. Further sightings saw a Caspian Gull over the Humber while a decent flock of 3500 Knot off Sammys, a good count of 7 Water Rails around the triangle, a Cetti's Warbler was still along the canal and the Tawny Owl was still at greenfield bungalows. .
Over the sea the highlight of a quiet seawatch was a Long-tailed Duck heading north plus 5 Shelducks, 2 Gadwalls, 8 Wigeons, 2 Eiders and 4 Common Scoters with a Siskin south overland.
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Tawny Owl - Paul French.
Tawny Owl - Paul French.
Caspian Gull (top) and Great Black-backed Gull - Harry Appleyard.
Sunday, 02 February 2025
A nice cold winters day with an overnight frost but blue skies and a F4 south westerly. Watches 0730-1000 1430-1600. There was no sign of the Tundra Bean Goose but the 9 White-fronted Geese were still present on Easington straight. Nearby a Tawny Owl was roosting in a greenfield bungalow garden. Elsewhere 21 Lapwings and 50 Black-tailed Godwits were on Kilnsea wetlands with a Little Owl nearby at grange farm.
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Tawny Owl - Paul French.
Saturday, 01 February 2025
Yet again dull and damp with lights south westerly winds. Watches 0730-1000. The first day of the month was pretty much a repeat of the last week of January with the Tundra Bean Goose and 9 White-fronted Geese among 137 Greylag Geese on Easington straight. The ponds area returned similar counts to the previous day with 550 Brent Geese, 7 Shovelers, 7 Gadwalls, 440 Wigeon, 91 Teal, 2 Goldeneyes and 10 Little Grebes. A good total of 155 Black-tailed Godwits were by the tank blocks with a Cetti's Warbler still around canal scrape and a Jack Snipe on clubleys.
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Gadwall - Harry Appleyard.
Friday, 31 January 2025
A dull and damp day with light north westerly wind. Watches 0730-0900, 1415-1530. The first day of the month was pretty much a repeat of the last week of January with the Tundra Bean Goose and 9 White-fronted Geese still present along with 28 Pink-footed Geese and 110 Greylag Geese near the football pitch in Easington with 2 Chiffchaffs around the sewage works. The ponds area had 9 Shovelers, 7 Gadwalls, 615 Wigeon, 221 Teal and 2 Goldeneyes. A good total of 110 Black-tailed Godwits were in the triangle, with a Cetti's Warbler around canal scrape.
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Thursday, 30 January 2025
A nice cold frosty winters day with plenty of sunshine and a light wind. Watches 0800-1000. Yet again little change the Goose flock still being the best of the sightings with the Tundra Bean Goose and 9 White-fronted Geese still lingering on Easington straight. Elsewhere 4 Water Rails, a Woodcock and Cetti's Warbler in the triangle,
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Wednesday, 29 January 2025
A chill in the air throughout the day with bright spells and a F3 north westerly. Watches 0730-1000. Wildfowl continued to dominate the Tundra Bean Goose and 6 White-fronted Geese wandering between well field and peter lane with 62 Pink-footed Geese, 540 Brent Geese and 27 Mute Swans on Easington straight, 128 Greylag Geese in the triangle and kilnsea wetlands where there was also 9 Shovelers, 2 Gadwalls, 132 Wigeon, 164 Teal and 2 Goldeneyes.
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Pink-footed Geese - John Hewitt.
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Rain most of the night and morning brightened up in the afternoon with a decreasing F5 north westerly wind. Watches 0730-1000. The Tundra Bean Goose and 5 White-fronted Geese remained on peter lane. Over the sea the best were 45 Wigeons, 3 Teal, 2 Eiders and a Goldeneye.
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Lapwings - Harry Appleyard.
Monday, 27 January 2025
A wet and windy day with the blustery F7 south westerly made for difficult birding conditions the day seeing little change again the usual Tundra Bean Goose and 6 White-fronted Goose were still present on peter lane while 4 Shovelers, 285 Wigeon, 28 Mallard, 106 Teal and 2 Goldeneyes were in the ponds area.
Over the sea 2 Pintails and 335 Red-throated Divers were the best of very little.
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Sunday, 26 January 2025
The cloudy day saw an increasing F3-F8 south westerly with rain by late afternoon. Watches 0730-1000. There was little chage during the day but the Tundra Bean Goose with 6 White-fronted Geese among 33 Pink-footed Geese remained on peter lane. Otherwise the sea had the best of the other sightings with 13 Teal, an Eider, 39 Common Scoters and 405 Red-throated Divers.
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Saturday, 25 January 2025
After a light overnight frost he day was cold despite plenty of sunshine with a much decreased F3 south westerly blowing. The Tundra Bean Goose was still present along with 6 White-fronted Geese and 33 Pink-footed Geese mobile between peter lane and the traingle. Nearby a Snow Bunting was at Easington lagoons, the ponds area holding 2 Shovelers, a Gadwall, 320 Wigeon, 2 Pintails, 130 Teals and 3 Goldeneyes with upto 700 Brent Geese plus the leucistic bird still present on Easington straight.
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Eurasian White-fronted Goose - Hazel Wiseman.
Eurasian White-fronted Geese - John Hewitt.
Tundra Bean Goose with Eurasian White-fronted Geese - John Hewitt.
Friday, 24 January 2025
Storm Eowyn today not as bad as some parts of the uk but some rain and strong F8 south westerly winds sunnier later on. Watches 0730-1000. Presumably the Tundra Bean Goose made a re-appearance in the Goose flock on peter lane along with 6 White-fronted Geese and 33 Pink-footed Geese. Other than these 500 Brent Geese around kilnsea wetlands and a Kingfisher on peter lane were the best of the rest.
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Kingfisher - Hazel Wiseman.
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