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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Sunday, 05 January 2025
A cloudy wet and windy day with a cold F4 easterly. Watch times 10:30-12:00. Very little seen today in the poor conditions with 168 Greylag Geese the stand out count.
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Saturday, 04 January 2025
After some early showers it was largely dry and cloudy with a cold F4 westerly. The MICHAEL CLEGG MEMORIAL BIRD RACE saw 5 teams out and about the Spurn area on foot and on bikes. THe best of the sightings accumulated throughout the day were a drake Goosander flying north, 6 Goldeneyes, 3 Gadwalls, 60 Common scoter on the Humber, a Jack Snipe in north field, single Greenshank on the Humber, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, a Short-eared Owl, single Kingfisher, a Cetti's Warbler along the canal, 15 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Chiffchaffs at the sewage works, 6 Stonechats and a Grey Wagtail. Just out side the area a Lapland Bunting continued to delight on the new alignment.
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Black-tailed Godwits - John Hewitt.
Friday, 03 January 2025
A sunny cloudless day but with a cold F4 north westerly. There was a good selction of birds yet again around the ponds area the best being a juvenile Glaucous Gull which then flew south plus 347 Wigeon, 49 Mallard, a Pochard, 140 Teal, 2 Tufted Ducks, 3 Goldeneyes, 12 Little Grebes, a Little Owl, single Short-eared Owl and a Mediterranean Gull. Around the triangle there were 3 Water Rails, 2 Woodcocks and a Buzzard.
The sea was quiet with 89 Red-throated Divers being the best
Ringing: Water Rail 1. Watch times: 07:30-10:00
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Ringed Plovers - John Hewitt.
Thursday, 02 January 2025
A cold and heavy frosty start to the day never realy went away despite blue skies with a cold F4 north westerly blowing. With the sea being rather quiet it was around the ponds area that delivered most of the days sightings with 300 Brent Geese, 28 Mute Swans, 5 Shovelers, 3 Gadwalls, 240 Wigeons, a Pintail, 150 Teal, a Pochard, single Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneyes, 14 Little Grebes, 57 Lapwings, 53 Black-tailed Godwits, a Mediterranean Gull, single Little Owl and a Short-eared Owl. Other sightings included 4 Stonechats and a Woodcock around the area.
Watch times: 07:30-10:00, 13:50-15:30.
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Wednesday, 01 January 2025
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM EVERYONE AT SPURN.
A wet start slowy cleared but generally remained cloudy with the odd glimpse of sunshine while a brisk F7 westerly ensured a windy start to the year. Watch times: 07:30-10:00. As would be expected there were a few people out looking for a good start to the year the best being 2 Velvet Scoters, a Red-breasted Merganser 32 Red-throated Divers and 12 Gannets over the sea the ponds area chipping in with 232 Wigeon, 3 Gadwalls, 4 Pochards, a Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneyes, 40 Lapwings, 66 Black-tailed Godwits and a Common Buzzard. The Cetti's Warbler remained along the canal and a Woodcock was in churchfield.
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