Tuesday 29th October
As I have in previous years, an autumn visit to Spurn was on the agenda for 5 nights staying at the observatory, this time with Ian, who kindly volunteered to drive. It was a 4am start from my house as we sought to avoid the worst of the traffic and it was the right call as we stopped near Sheffield for a breakfast around 7am and the rest of the journey to Bempton was pretty easy.
As with other pre-booked birding trips to migration hotspots, success or not is often in the hands of the weather fairies, with a weather system with the right winds producing birding bonanza's or a with the 'wrong' winds can be the equivalent of the birding doldrums. The forecast for the next few days looked fairly benign, with a light prevailing westerly until Friday when it possibly looked more promising with a North/North-easterly airflow, which could be ideal for an East coast location.
Our first stop was Bempton Cliffs RSPB, on the Yorkshire coast, where a long staying Red-flanked Bluetail had been at the reserve and was definitely worth a try.
We arrived around 9.30am in a bright, sunny morning. There were already a group of birders in the car park staring into bushes and we joined them and within minutes had a view of the Red-flanked Bluetail, although it was deep in the thick scrub and very quickly disappeared. We needed better views so started to search the scrub areas. We had a drop-in Brambling, several Redwing , Tree Sparrows and some smart male Bullfinch amongst the commoner species. We had to wait at least an hour before the Red-flanked Bluetail re-surfaced on the other side of the car park. The views this time were more wholesome, although the strong light was behind the bird, but we were happy with what we saw so walked into the reserve and down to the cliffs, seeing a few Linnet but little else.
As to be expected this time of year, the cliffs were empty, save for a few Rock Doves. A single Kittiwake and a few Gannets were seen offshore but by late morning we decided to move on, with a large flock of Pink-footed Geese flying inland just before we left the car park.
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| The Dell area at Bempton |
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| A Bullfinch |
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| Views of the Bluetail were good , but into the light |
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| Red-flanked Bluetail |
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| Red-flanked Bluetail |
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| Linnet |
Our next stop was Tophill Low, a Yorkshire Water reserve, that I've only visited once, which was last year on my trip to Spurn. This year the bushes were generally quiet with no thrushes seen until a distant flock of Redwing in flight were all we had. We looked over the main D reservoir and added several species of waterfowl including Coot, Shoveler, Teal, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Goldeneye, Great Crested Grebe and Little Grebe.
We started a walk through the reserve, picking up Long-tailed Tits and 2 Great Egrets flying over an embankment. Water Rail was heard, but there was very little to add on the large 'O' reservoir, but we decided to circumnavigate the large piece of water and found some hides at the back overlooking scrapes that we previously weren't aware existed. A number of Lapwing, Snipe, Curlew and Black-tailed Godwit were on the scrapes and from one hide a surprise of 3-5 Bearded Tits. We ended our walk and decided on a final look on the D reservoir where we added 5 Red Crested Pochard.
It was surprisingly still 1hr 20 mins to Kilnsea from here so we set off around 2.30pm.
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| TopHill Low |
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| As Halloween approached |
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| Snipe |
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| Lapwings |
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| Red-crested Pochard |
We arrived at Kilnsea around 4pm, dropped our bags at the observatory then went to the Wetlands where realistically there was only 20 minutes before light faded. We did see a Short-Eared Owl, which was a good addition to the day list and as we left the hide a flock of 40 Redwing flew over with 6 Fieldfare, which bizarrely were my first for this year.
A good day to start with 70 species notched up, and a pub dinner in the Crown and Anchor to end.
Tuesday 30th October
Up early with the excitement and anticipation of what might be seen today. After a cup of tea, we were at the Warren migration watchpoint just after 6.30am, with view to the sea on one side, the Humber on the other and North up the peninsula, the idea being nothing flies past without a chance of making it onto the list. We decided to drive down and plenty of newly arrived Blackbirds and Redwings were in the bushes next to the road which was a promising sign and we saw a Barn Owl hunting at the back of a field which is always a good bird to see.
We spent until 11am at the watchpoint because there was so much activity, with several highlights. Thrushes in good numbers were seen flying in off the sea, with counts of 380 Redwing ,180 Fieldfare and 65 Blackbird, an amazing spectacle. We also had 4 Short-eared Owls fly in off and 2 Woodcock. The sight of a Woodcock powering in low over the sea and reaching land is definitely a highlight of visible migration.
A flock of 16 Twite were seen on a few occasions, mainly in flight but sometimes on wires before dropping into the saltmarsh.
The surprise of the morning was a hirundine that flew high over our heads before heading out over the Humber, which thankfully got photographed and identified as a Red-rumped Swallow.
Other birds in migration mode were Brambling (3), Siskin (c70), Yellowhammer (3), Song Thrush (5), Reed Bunting (2), Chaffinch (3), Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail Goldfinch, Linnet, Tree Sparrow.
Both Merlin and Peregrine were seen hunting and on the sea there were 14 Red-throated Divers, Great Northern Diver, Arctic Skua, Brent Geese, Pink-footed Geese (150), Common Scoter, Whooper Swans (4), Red-breasted Merganser and Goosander (5).
We hardly paid attention to the large numbers of waders on the Humber but flocks of Golden Plover in excess of 500 were quite a spectacle.
It had quietened down a little but was still difficult to tear ourselves away but we went back to the obs for a bacon sandwich, then decided to head to the Wetlands and walk to Beacon Ponds where 2 Shorelark had been seen.
The Wetlands themselves held a few birds, other than a large flock of Greylag Geese we added Gadwall, Pintail and Med Gull to the list before walking up to Beacon Ponds, where there was a Goldeneye, Bar-tailed Godwit and Sanderling, but no sign of the Shorelark. We walked the length of Beacon Ponds before meeting a couple of birders walking towards us who had seen the Shorelark on Easington Lagoon, further along the footpath. We continued walking but still no sign where the other birders had seen the birds. We carried on and finally found the 2 Shorelark on the far bank of one of the lagoons. My last ones were in Norfolk 2 years ago and they are such smart birds to see and becoming increasingly difficult to find further south.
We walked back along the beach seeing 5 Goldeneye fly past, called into the wetlands again where the Redshank roost was in its hundreds and then went back to the migration watchpoint where we didn't add anything but walking back to the car had a smart male Snow Bunting fly over us and finished with another Short-eared Owl.
An amazing first full day with great birding spectacles and a big list of birds. It hadn't taken long to get Ian hooked on the place.
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| At the migration watchpoint |
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| Pink-footed Geese |
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| Whooper Swans |
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| Twite - flock of 16 |
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| Twite |
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| Short-eared Owl |
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| Disappearing quickly |
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| Great Northern Diver |
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| Short-eared Owl arriving |
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| migrating Fieldfare |
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| Twite |
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| Twite |
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| Goosander |
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| Goosander |
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| just arrived, Fieldfare |
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| Shorelark |
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| Shorelark |
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| 2 Shorelark |
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| Shorelark |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Golden Plover |
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| Short-eared Owl |
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| Short-eared Owl |
Thursday 31st October - Halloween !
Despite todays auspicious date, we were too lost in the birding to notice anything orange or spooky and the event of Halloween completely passed us by. Our routine was pretty similar to yesterday, the wind had strengthened very slightly but was still from a Westerly direction. We went to the Warren migration point again for first light although yesterdays dramatic thrush movement had largely dried up so we saw some of yesterdays species in smaller numbers, with the exception of Twite where the flock had increased to 20 birds. A flock of 8 Whooper Swans were seen moving South, but the drop off in bird movement had us leaving and returning to the Obs for breakfast by 10am.
We then walked from the Obs, doing a circuit of the Church field, Sykes field and Canal Scrape before walking down Beacon Lane. We saw a single Redpoll, Water Rail, Brambling and a brief Blackcap, but we did notice an increase in the number of Blackbirds and Redwing feeling as if these were new arrivals mid-morning and as a result committed to return to the migration watchpoint for the afternoon. On the South coast we are very used to the first few hours of the day being the only time when any significant bird movement happens. At Spurn it can happen at any time and often the first hour of the day is fairly quiet.
It was about 2 o'clock we setup in front of the sea-watching hide almost immediately a Woodcock shot past us at ground level passing within a couple of feet of where we were standing. This was the first of 5 Woodcock that we saw coming in off the sea along with another c50 Redwing, c100 Starling, 2 Snipe, 3 Lapwing and 4 Fieldfare.
A Short-eared Owl was picked up a fair distance out and seemed to be flying towards land but without making any progress, we watched the bird for at least 25 minutes but it appeared to still be in the same position as when it was first seen. Additions on the sea were 2 Velvet Scoter and 2 Arctic Terns.
It concluded another good day when the highlights were definitely the Woodcock arrivals.
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| Looking South down the beach towards the Point |
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| and to the North towards Easington |
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| A quieter migration watchpoint |
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| Twite |
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| Whooper Swans |
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| A fast disappearing Woodcock |
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| Velvet Scoter |
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| Another Woodcock |
Friday 1 November
According to the Weather forecast the winds had been due to switch around from a Westerly to a North Westerly then North Easterly through to tomorrow, which would increase the anticipation of what might be found. We started today as we had the last 2 with going to the migration watchpoint at first light. Less passerine migration but more seabirds this morning with 19 Red-throated Divers, Great Northern Diver, 3 Velvet Scoter, another Woodcock in-off and 4 Little Gulls but it slowed up quite quickly so we only lasted until 9am before an earlier breakfast.
We then drove to Sammy's Point in bright sunshine. There were a few Fieldfare, Redwing and plenty of Blackbirds in the Paddocks, but the highlight was a Long-eared Owl that was flushed twice from cover along with a Barn Owl. A Goosander flew down the Humber and as we were watching a group of Rooks, a Merlin shot past.
We went back to the wetlands but added very little, then parked back at the obs and did a similar walk to yesterday, which ended up along Beacon Lane where a Little Owl was seen in flight across a ploughed field. We returned with some hope that with the winds changing direction more would be happening on the sea. The migration watchpoint was very quiet and we saw little other than 12 Whooper Swans and with the mild weather started to battle with Mosquitos so left quite promptly.
We decided to walk the Triangle area and had good views of another fly past Woodcock and another Barn Owl, which ended a slightly quieter day.
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| At Sammy's Point |
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| A muddy track along the Humber at Sammy's point |
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| It doesn't take much scrub to attract a few birds |
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| Whooper Swans |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Fieldfare |
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| Yellowhammer |
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| Brent Geese |
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| Pink-footed Geese |
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| Woodcock |
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| Woodcock |
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| Woodcock |
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| Woodcock |
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| Barn Owl |
Saturday 2nd November
We had expected today to be full of North-Easterly promise, but the weather and birding gods had combined to deny us this opportunity and somehow overnight the winds had swung from a North-westerly to South-East without touching North-East.
We still went to the migration watchpoint with optimism that today would be deliver some new birds for the trip. We were not disappointed. We saw another 2 Woodcock before we setup and a few Redwing which had already arrived. Although the overland migration was quite slow, there was a lot of activity on the sea, with plenty of duck moving south with good numbers of Wigeon, Teal and Common Scoter. We had over 20 Red-throated Divers including a large flock of 7 birds, 3 Great Northern Divers, 2 Velvet Scoter, 10 Eider, Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Goosander. We had 4 Arctic Skuas, but the big bonus and best birds of the morning were a Long-tailed Skua and a surprise Leach's Petrel.
We had over 50 Siskin fly south along with 2 Corn Bunting a few Reed Bunting a brief view of a Snow Bunting, Redpoll, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch and a lone Short-eared Owl in-off. We treated ourselves to breakfast at the YWT visitor centre cafe, having seen little on Canal scrape then decided to head back to Sammy's point on the off chance a Ring Ouzel was in with the thrushes.
We saw a Marsh Harrier, the thrushes, however, had substantially thinned out, but we did see the Barn Owl again. As we were walking back to the car news came through of a Pallas's Warbler near the Gas terminal in Easington. We were more than half way there from Kilnsea and it should only be a 6 minute drive. We arrived and made our way to the spot where the bird had been seen and only 3 other birders were there including the finder. We saw the Pallas's Warbler very quickly and what a beauty it was, very active and mostly in the open, feeding with some frenzy at the front of small trees in a copse next to the Gas Terminal. We had great views over the next half an hour and quickly voted this bird of the trip. Gradually more birders started to arrive and we made tracks back towards the obs.
The afternoon proved fairly quiet, we went to the wetlands but didn't add very much different, but we had such a good day that we were very happy.
We had our final meal in the Crown and Anchor and although we had a couple of hours in the morning we were summing our trip and how good it had been, despite the weather not delivering anything spectacular we agreed we'd been pretty lucky with the birds.
Sunday 3rd November
We spent the first 2 hours at the migration watchpoint, with another fairly active sea. We saw a close Barn Owl walking from the car. The mornings spectacle was the arrival of Starlings, in the short time we were there the count was nearly 6,000 fling in-off in small groups.
A Merlin flew along the beach and ducks were on the move with over 100 Common Scoter 2 Velvet Scoter, over 30 Red-throated Diver and 14 Scaup in a flock, which is the largest number I think I've seen in the UK together. The surprise seabird was another Leach's Petrel albeit a little distant.
Flyovers included 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Shorelark and another 3 Woodcock, which wrapped up a great trip.
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| Redwing |
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| Goosander |
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| Another distant Short-eared Owl coming in from the sea |
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| Long-tailed Tit |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Pallas's Warbler |
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| Goldcrest |
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| Kestrel |
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| Brent Geese on the wetlands |
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| The Humber at low tide |
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| From the Obs window at sunset |
Sunday 3rd November
We were heading home this morning, but had enough time to spend a couple of hours at the migration watchpoint before we left. We walked very close to a Barn Owl as we approached the Warren and another Woodcock flew over as we approached the watchpoint.
IT was a busy sea again this morning with large numbersof common Scoter and Red-throated Divers, nearly 30 Eider, 2 Velvet Scoter but the new bird species was a large flock of 14 Scaup. I don't think I've seen a flock this large anwhere in the UK before.
We had a total of 3 Woodcock ,a Merlin, 2 more Corn Bunting, 2 Shorelark and surprisingly another Leach's Petrel. THe spectacle of the morning was the arrival fo Starlings, with constant arrivals of large groups , inthe time we were threr nearly 6,000 came in off the sea.
a fitting way to end our trip which was excellent. THe trip list was 128 and we added Red-legged Partridge Red Kites on the way back.
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| Pink-footed Geese |
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| Scaup |
Bird List
1 Brant Goose Branta bernicla
61 Spurn 2024-10-30, 44 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30
3 Greylag Goose Anser anser
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 147 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 151 Spurn 2024-10-30, 20 Spurn 2024- 10-31, 5 Spurn 2024-11-01, 30 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 17 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
4 Spurn 2024-10-30, 8 Spurn 2024-10-31, 33 Spurn 2024-11-01, 21 Kilnsea 2024-11-01
7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29
8 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
9 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024- 11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
10 Gadwall Mareca strepera
2 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30
11 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 16 Spurn 2024-10-30, 5 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-11-01, 21 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 15 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11- 02
13 Northern Pintail Anas acuta
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 3 Spurn 2024-10-31, 4 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-11-01
14 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 9 Spurn 2024-10-30, 8 Spurn 2024-10-31, 3 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-11-01, 37 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 41 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
15 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
5 Tophill Low 2024-10-29
16 Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29
17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29
18 Greater Scaup Aythya marila
14 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
19 Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT
11 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 28 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
20 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca VU
2 Spurn 2024-10-31, 3 Spurn 2024-11-01, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
34 Spurn 2024-10-30, 7 Spurn 2024-10-31, 4 Spurn 2024-11-01, 42 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 114 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
22 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 5 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
23 Common Merganser Mergus merganser
5 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
25 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
26 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa NT
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-11-03
27 Rock Dove Columba livia
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30
28 Stock Dove Columba oenas
13 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
29 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
30 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01
31 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
32 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
33 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29
34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
35 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01
36 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NT
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 2 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
37 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
38 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
751 Spurn 2024-10-30, 89 Spurn 2024-10-31, 6 Spurn 2024-10-31, 101 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01
39 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
6 Spurn 2024-10-31, 18 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 55 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 11 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
40 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 3 Spurn 2024-10-31, 3 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
41 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
42 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30
43 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT
1 Kilnsea 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024- 11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
44 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 5 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 4 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 3 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
45 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 2 Spurn 2024-10-31, 4 Spurn 2024- 11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
46 Common Redshank Tringa totanus
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 501 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
47 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
1 heard Kilnsea 2024-11-03
48 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30
49 Red Knot Calidris canutus NT
1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
50 Sanderling Calidris alba
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 2 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
51 Dunlin Calidris alpina
1 Kilnsea 2024-10-29, 6 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 71 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
52 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
2 Spurn 2024-10-31
53 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
4 Spurn 2024-11-01
54 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla VU
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29
55 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
56 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
3 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
57 Common Gull Larus canus
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
58 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024- 11-02
59 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
60 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
2 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
61 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 4 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
62 Common Murre Uria aalge
1 Spurn 2024-11-01
63 Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
14 Spurn 2024-10-30, 4 Spurn 2024-10-31, 19 Spurn 2024-11-01, 23 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 41 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
64 Common Loon Gavia immer
3 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 3 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
65 Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous VU
1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
66 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11- 01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
67 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
68 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 2 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
69 Great Egret Ardea alba
2 Tophill Low 2024-10-29
70 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
71 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
72 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
73 Red Kite Milvus milvus
1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-11-03
74 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024- 11-02
75 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
76 Little Owl Athene noctua
1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01
77 Long-eared Owl Asio otus
1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01
78 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
1 Kilnsea 2024-10-29, 4 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
79 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11- 01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
80 Merlin Falco columbarius
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
81 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
82 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29
83 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11- 02
84 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
85 Rook Corvus frugilegus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024- 11-02
86 Carrion Crow Corvus corone
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11- 02
87 Coal Tit Periparus ater
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29
88 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
89 Great Tit Parus major
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024- 11- 01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
90 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
4 Tophill Low 2024-10-29
91 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 15 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
92 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
2 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
93 European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
1 Spurn 2024-10-30
94 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
95 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
1 Tophill Low 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
96 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
1 Easington 2024-11-02
97 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
98 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
99 Goldcrest Regulus regulus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024- 11-03
100 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
101 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
27 Spurn 2024-10-30, 92 Spurn 2024-10-31, 12 Spurn 2024-11-01, 10 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 4001 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
102 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
5 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
103 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
1 Spurn 2024-11-01
104 Redwing Turdus iliacus NT
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 41 Kilnsea 2024-10-29, 371 Spurn 2024- 10-30, 5 Spurn 2024-10-31, 51 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 45 Spurn 2024-10-31, 8 Spurn 2024-11-01, 31 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 9 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 11 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
105 Common Blackbird Turdus merula
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 64 Spurn 2024-10-30, 11 Spurn 2024-10- 31, 41 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 4 Spurn 2024-11-01, 21 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 101 Kilnsea 2024-11- 02
106 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
6 Kilnsea 2024-10-29, 181 Spurn 2024-10-30, 4 Spurn 2024-10-31, 4 Spurn 2024-10-31, 7 Spurn 2024-11-01, 41 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 3 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
107 European Robin Erithacus rubecula
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11- 01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
108 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29
109 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
110 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01
111 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11- 01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
112 Dunnock Prunella modularis
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11- 01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
113 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
114 White Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii:
1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02 1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 8 Spurn 2024-10- 30, 3 Spurn 2024-10-31, 3 Spurn 2024-11-01
115 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
14 Spurn 2024-10-30, 21 Spurn 2024-10-31, 3 Spurn 2024-11-01, 5 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
116 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
4 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
117 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 4 Spurn 2024-10-30, 12 Spurn 2024-11-01, 4 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
118 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 3 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10- 31, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
119 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
3 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29
120 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
4 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 4 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
121 Twite Linaria flavirostris
16 Spurn 2024-10-30, 20 Spurn 2024-10-31
122 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 24 Spurn 2024-10-30, 4 Spurn 2024- 10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
123 Redpoll Acanthis flammea
1 Kilnsea 2024-10-31, 7 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
124 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 3 Spurn 2024-10-30, 13 Spurn 2024-10- 31, 11 Spurn 2024-11-01, 17 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
125 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
56 Spurn 2024-10-30, 14 Spurn 2024-10-31, 2 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-01, 68 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
126 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
1 Spurn 2024-10-30, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
127 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
2 Kilnsea 2024-11-02, 2 Kilnsea 2024-11-03
128 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
3 Kilnsea--Beacon Ponds 2024-10-30, 1 Spurn 2024-10-31, 1 Spurn 2024-11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024- 11-01, 1 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
129 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
1 RSPB--Bempton Cliffs , East Yorkshire 2024-10-29, 2 Spurn 2024-10-30, 3 Spurn 2024-10- 31, 21 Spurn 2024-11-01, 4 Kilnsea 2024-11-02
