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Sunday, 05 December 2021
Cold with sunny spells and frequent showers with a F5 north westerly. Watches: 0730-1045.
Many obervsers were offsite attending a wedding in Norfolk, but the sightings were little effected with not a lot overall seen, though the abberant Ring Ouzel reained in its favoured area by the discovery centre. A scatter of other migrants were still about including a Woodcock, 1 Snipe, 12 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing and 3 Siskin.
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Ring Ouzel. Harry Appleyard.
Saturday, 04 December 2021
Not much happening in the F4 northwesterly, the best of the day were the 2 Siberian Chiffchaff again at the sewage works and a Snow Bunting which flew south.
Otherwise the 2 Pochard were still on Kilnsea wetlands with a Tufted duck, 3 Short-eared Owl and 104 Black-tailed Godwit.
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Friday, 03 December 2021
There were decent numbers of grounded migrants present with 3 Short-eared Owl, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Siberian Chiffchaff at Easington sewage works, 2 Goldcrest, 127 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 24 Redwing, a Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, a Grey Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 15 Chaffinch, a Brambling and 2 Siskin.
Not much on the move with a Velvet Scoter over the sea the highlight plus a Shag with 17 Siskin and a Lesser Redpoll overland.
Other bits of note were 550 Brent Geese on the Hmuber, 335 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 2 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye and 149 Black-tailed Godwit on Kilnsea wetlands..
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Thursday, 02 December 2021
Snow showers with a very cold F5 north westerly. Watches: 0730-1255.
A quiet day all round the sea maybe being the best with a Long-tailed Duck and Great Northern Diver the highlights, but only small numbers of other species were seen. Full count on Trektellen.
The best of the rest of the day included 2 Pintail, 311 Black-tailed Godwit and 6 Short-eared Owl around Kilnsea wetlands, a Little Gull at Easington playing fields, but just singles of Woodcock and Brambling.
Ringing: 3 Blackbird, 1 Brambling.
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Grey Plover. John Hewitt.
Black-tailed Godwit. John Hewitt.
Wednesday, 01 December 2021
Cold damp day with a F5 north westerly.
The best of the action was over the sea, highlights being a nice Glaucous Gull north which landed on Kilnsea wetlands and a Barnacle Goose north along with a Pintail, 9 Eider, a Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Puffin the best. Full conts on Trektellen.
Just a few grounded migrants remain with 7 Woodcock, 3 Short-eared Owl, 60 Blackbird, 6 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, a Song Thrush and 1 Brambling.
Otherwise Kilnsea wetlands held a Pale-bellied Brent, 22 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 2 Pochard, a Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 22 Little Grebe, 214 Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Mediterranean Gull.
Ringing: 2 Blackbird, 1 Redwing.
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Black-tailed Godwit. John Hewitt.
Pale-bellied Brent. John Hewitt.
Pochard. John Hewitt.
Glaucous Gull. John Hewitt.
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Overcast with drizzle and a F3-4 north westerly. Watches: 0715-1100.
There was a bit more movement over the sea the best of which was 4 Eider, a Goldeneye, 41 Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern Diver and 2 Shag. Full counts on Trektellen.
The white headed Ring Ouzel was still present along with a Siberian Chiffchaff, 6 Stonechat and a Black Redstart. and decent counts of 145 Black-tailed Godwit and 5 Short-eared Owl werea round Kilnsea wetlands.
Ringing: 2 Blackbird, 2 Tree Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch.
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Ring Ouzel. Harry Appleyard.
Short-eared Owl. John Hewitt.
Monday, 29 November 2021
Hard frost to start, but sunny spells and a light F1-3 westerly. Watches: 0700-1000, 1345-1545.
There was not a lot happening on all fronts, the best being the white headed Ring Ouzel still in the Canal scrape area, while further migrants seen were 4 Fieldfare, 35 Backbird, a Blackcap, 5 Stonechat, 11 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 7 Siskin and 4 Snow Bunting.
There was limited passage over the sea the best being 14 Eider and 40 Red-throated Diver, while Kilnsea wetlands area had 25 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, a Tufted Duck, 4 Pintail and 3 Little Egret.
Ringing: 5 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch.
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Drake Wigeon. John Hewitt.
Ring Ouzel in a sea of red berries John Hewitt.
Ring Ouzel. John Hewitt.
Pintail. John Hewitt.
Sunday, 28 November 2021
A snowy start with flurries throufghout and the odd sunny spell with a F4-4 north westrly. Watches: 0700-1015.
The best of the action was over the sea, but even here it was hard going with 2 Eider, 2 Common Scoter, a female Velvet Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser, 17 Red-throated Diver, 3 Gannet, a Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 151 Common Gull, a Glaucous Gull, 3 Guillemot, 4 Large Auk sp and a Little Auk.
Grounded migrants continued to arrive in small numbers with a new Lesser Whitethroat, the white headed Ring Ouzel still present plus a Long-eared Owl, 1 Woodcock, a Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 75 Blackbird, 5 Redwing, 13 Siskin and 3 Snow Bunting.
The best of Kilnsea wetlands included a Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 14 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye and 60 Black-tailed Godwit.
Ringing: 1 Magpie, 12 Blackbird.
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Snow Bunting. Thomas Willoughby.
Lesser Whitethroat. Harry Appleyard.
Lesser Whitethroat. Harry Appleyard.
Sanderling. Thomas Willoughby.
Seawatching hide looking in jeopardy. Denise Shields.
Snowy scenes. Tony Hull.
Canal scrape and highland cows. Tony Hull.
Friday, 26 November 2021
A sunny damp day with a chilly F4 north westerly. Watches: 0700-1215.
Sightings from the day included a hulk of a juvenile Glaucous Gull on Kilnsea wetlands and an adult Iceland Gull which flew down the Humber. There were af ew bits over the sea with 4 Eider, 2 Mediterranean Gull, a Great Skua, 1 Little Auk, a Puffin and 48n Large Auk sp.
A few migrants remained in the area with 5 Woodcock, a Long-eared Owl, 3 Short-eared Owl, a Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 25 Blackbird, a Lesser Redpoll and 5 Siskin
The 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were again present on Kilnsea wetlam=nds along with 25 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 176 Teal, a Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye and 110 Black-tailed Godwit.
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Glaucous Gull. John Hewitt.
Glaucous Gull. John Hewitt.
Glaucous Gull. John Hewitt.
Greylag Geese. Denise Shields.
Thursday, 25 November 2021
A cold overcast day with a chilly F4 north westerly. Watches: 0700-1200.
Similar to the previous day with the white headed Ring Ouzel still present by Canal,scrape, 2 Snow Bunting present, a Caspian Gull on Kilnsea wetlands along with 2 Pale-bellied Brent. There were less grounded migrants about with 2 Woodcock, a Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 215 Blackbird, a Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, a Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat and 5 Siskin, but maybe some new arrivals for the weekend will be in the offing .
Movement over the sea was similar to the previous day with 11 Whooper Swan heading south with also 12 Eider, 2 Little Gull and a Great Skua, Full counts on Trektellen.
Ringing: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Wood Pigeon, 6 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Tree Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin.
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Gadwall. John Hewitt.
Gadwall. John Hewitt.
Caspian Gull. Colin Bushell.
Ring Ouzel. Roy Harvey.