Spurn Bird Observatory Sightings 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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Monday, 10 March 2025
A cloudy and cool day, thick fog at sea all day with a F4 north easterly. The day was somewhat domintaed by events offshore with two ships colliding which may have an impact on local wildlife in the coming days and weeks. The thick fog curtailed much birding in the area especially over the sea the best of the day being 3 Pale-bellied Brents amnong 1654 Brent Geese with the Scaup still present on beacon ponds with 3 Goldeneyes and an increase to 37 Avocets here and kilnsea wetlands.
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Golden Plovers - Harry Appleyard.
Sunday, 09 March 2025
A mild sunny start, bright all day but rather hazy with a F4 westerly. Watches: 0645-1000. Maybe the quietest day of March with 2 Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest in Kilnsea and on the move 2 Goldeneyes, 3 Magpies, 7 Rooks, 5 Rock Pipits, 4 Chaffinches, 12 Siskins and 2 Reed Buntings of note.
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Saturday, 08 March 2025
A mild and sunny day with a light southerly. Watches 0710-1130. A busy ponds area saw the Black Brant return again along with 4 Pale-bellied Brents among 1200 Brent Geese and the usual Scaup.
There was some light southerly movement including the first real push of Finches with 68 Jackdaws, 13 Rooks, 8 Carrion Crows, 4 Skylarks, a Long-tailed Tit, 41 Chaffinches, 11 Goldfinches, 32 Siskins and a Reed Bunting.
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Skylark Harry Appleyard.
Friday, 07 March 2025
Mostly cloudy all day, some sunny spells in light winds. Watches: 0700-1000. Little change yet again the Scaup and 2 Goldeneyes still present on beacon ponds while 3 Chiffchaffs evidence of some arrivals. Over the sea 12 Shovelers, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers and 176 Red-throated Divers were the more noteable species while 2 Grey Herons, 3 Rooks, 2 Skylarks and an Alba Wagtail went south.
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Goldeneye with Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover - Denise Shields.
Goldeneyes - Denise Shields.
Thursday, 06 March 2025
A mild and sunny start, misty out at sea along with a moderate south westerly. Watches: 0710-1005. The day saw an impressive 1514 Brent Geese around Kilnsea plus 502 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Ducks, the Scaup and 3 Goldeneyes on beacon ponds. Around the triangle there were 2 Woodcocks and 11 Snipe with a Bullfinch mobile around area while a Goosander and 16 Teal flew south over the sea.
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Wigeon - Denise Shields.
Wednesday, 05 March 2025
A cold start to the day, bright but with cloud in the F3 westerly. Watches: 0710-1005. The Scaup remained on beacon ponds with 1000 Brent Geese still around the wetlands and the wintering Chiffchaff at the sewage works. The generally quiet day also saw a male Marsh Harrier fly south and a Red Kite wandering the area.
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Black-tailed Godwits and Redshanks - Denise Shields.
Tuesday, 04 March 2025
A mild sunny day with a moderate westerly. Watches: 0635-1000. The Black Brant was on Easington straight along with 5 Pale-bellied Brents and 800 Dark-bellied Brents while there are 206 Black-tailed Godwits and a Caspian Gull in the area. There were 2 Water Rails in the triangle with another Chiffchaff around canal scrape.
It was quiet for vismig with just 4 Shovelers, single Great Crested Grebe, a Marsh Harrier, 5 Jackdaws and a Skylark of note.
Just outside the area an Otter has been giving good views recently in the evenings.
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Otter - Thomas Willoughby.
Otter - Thomas Willoughby
Monday, 03 March 2025
After a cold start it was bright and sunny with some cloud all day with a F3 westerly. Watches: 0715-1000. Highlights from the day saw 310 Cormorants on the sea, 4 Pale-bellied Brents on Kilnsea wetlands with 700 Btrent Geese with the Scaup still on beacon ponds and a 'migrant' Chiffchaff at the point. Kilnsea wetlands held all the usual Wildfowl but Goldeneyes were upto 3 and 2 Barn Owls and 2 Short-eared Owls were hunting the area.
Another 310 Pink-footed Geese flew north west in the morning with 2 Tufted Ducks and 2 Eiders over the sea while 2 Alba Wagtails, 3 Rock Pipits, 3 Chaffinches and 7 Siskins overland.
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Chiffchaff - Harry Appleyard. The odd bird has been seem away from the wintering area of the sewage works hinting at some early passage migrants.
Pale-bellied Brent with Brents - Denise Shields.
Sunday, 02 March 2025
Icy start again, but also bright & sunny all day with a F2 westerly. Watches: 0715-1015. Good numbers of Wildfowl remain around the wetlands most noteably 645 Brent Geese, 23 Shovelers, 458 Wigeon, 91 Teal, the Scaup and 2 Goldeneyes, while 265 Pink-footed Geese flew north west. Also in the area were a Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzards, single Merlin, a Short-eared Owl, single Little Owl and 4 Stonechats.
Some movement yet again with 3 Stock Doves, 132 Cormorants, 66 Starlings, 2 Chaffinches, 3 Siskins and a Yellowhammer.
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Short-eared Owl - Dave Constantine.
Saturday, 01 March 2025
A cold icy start led to a bright and sunny day with a F3 westerly. Wtches 0715-1000. The day saw little change with the Scaup and 2 Goldeneyes still on beacon ponds, 12 Little Grebes with one retuning to canal scrape, 139 Black-tailed godwits and a Short-eared Owl around the wetlands with a Cetti's Warbler in the triangle.
A small push of 475 Pink-footed Geese flew north west while also moving a Scaup, 2 Tufted Ducks, 2 Eiders, 50 Red-throated Divers, 4 Jackdaws, 4 Rooks, 63 Starlings, a Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinches and a Goldfinch.
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Barn Owl - Denise Shields.
Thursday, 27 February 2025
A dull start with some rain, cloudy and cold in the F3 north westerly. Watches 0720-1005. The day was largely doninated by sightings from around the wetlands with totals of 814 Brent Geese, 3 Pale-bellied Brents, 22 Shovelers, 9 Gadwalls, 460 Wigeon, 3 Pintails, the Scaup, 2 Goldeneyes, 169 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Stonechats while a Red Kite and Grey Wagtail flew south.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Harry Appleyard.
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
A bright start but heavy rain just after 9am, brightening up to a sunny afternoon with rain again later and a F4 south westerly. Watches: 0720-1005. The days highlight saw another Raven head south over the Humber the day also seeing some generally light movement with 10 Brent Geese, 960 Pink-footed Geese, a Stock Dove, 30 Black-headed Gulls, 75 Red-throated Divers, 9 Jackdaws and 218 Starlings.
The day also saw 2 Pale-bellied Brents, 898 Brent Geese, 3 Pintails, 2 Goldeneyes, 151 Black-tailed Godwits and a Short-eared Owl around the wetlands.
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Pintails - Denise Shields.
Short-eared Owls - Denise Shields.
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
A cool & cloudy start but brightened up with a F4 weserly. Watches: 07:20-10:05. There was some limited movement over both sea and land but with some quality with 3 White-fronted Geese, 132 Pink-footed Geese, 365 Red-throated Divers, a Red Kite, 2 Jackdaws, 5 Rooks and 160 Starlings, while 295 Cormorants were recorded (284 on the sea with another 11 flying south).
Other sightings saw the 2 Scaup on beacon ponds, 4 Whooper Swans on Easington straight including the 2 dark billed birds and a Pale-bellied Brent with 1000 Brents around Kilnsea plus a ringtail Hen Harrier on Holderness field.
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Whooper Swans - Denise Shields. The two dark billed Birds have been annual for the last few years lingering on both sides of the Humber.
Whooper Swans - Denise Shields.
Whooper Swans and Brent Geese - Dave Constantine.
Whooper Swans - Dave Constantine.
Monday, 24 February 2025
A mild, cloudy & dull start, brightening up to a bright with a moderate southerly. Watches: 07:30-10:00. The best of todays sightings were from the ponds area with 2 White-fronted Geese, the Black Brant and single Pale-bellied Brent, 22 Shovelers, 9 Gadwalls, a Pintail, 2 Scaup, 10 Little Grebes, 94 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Short-eared Owls while over the sea 284 Red-throated Divers was the standout count. The day aslo saw the 2 Jack Snipe both with motus tags detected around the borrow pit.
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White-fronted Goose with Greylag - Denise Shields.
Sunday, 23 February 2025
A wet and windy day with a F5 southerly. Watches 0715-1000. There was less movement overall while the 2 Scaups, Black Brant and 2 Pale-bellied Brents were still in the ponds area with Avocets increasing to 11 and both Caspian Gull and Mediterranean Gulls were present on the wetlands.
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