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Friday, 23 July 2021
A cooler, dull day with a F3 easterly.
Not all notes were recieved but still a few bits of interest during the day with the Great White Egret at Canal scrape and roosting again at Pancho pond, the 2 Spoonbill at Kilnsea wetlands along with the Goldeneye, 3 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 18 Little Egret, a Black-tailed Godwit, 210 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1400 Black-headed Gull, 40 Little Gull, 30 Mediterranean Gull inc 3 juveniles, 2x 3cy Caspian Gulls, 118 Sandwich Tern, 12 Common Tern and 134 Little Tern on Beacon ponds.
Wader numbers continue to increase day by day, totals today of 4000 Dunlin, 310 Redshank, 440 Knot, 123 Golden Plover and 26 Whimbrel.
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Great White Egret. Paul Bentley.
Barn Owl. Paul Bentley.
Goldeneye. Thomas Willoughby..
Thursday, 22 July 2021
Highlights from the day included a Cetti's Warbler at Sammy's, an unusual July record, 2 Black Redstart a juvenile at the Point and another along the canal, 2 Spoonbill still at Kilnsea wetlands along with an adult Yellow-legged Gull and the Great White Egret into roost again at Pancho pond.
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Black Redstart. Thomas Willoughby.
Barn Owl. Paul Bentley.
Sanderling. Thomas Willoughby.
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
A warm sunny day witha F1-2 northerly. Watches: 0555-1000.
The Kilnsea wetlands/Beacon ponds area was graced by the presence of 2 adult Roseate Terns during the day, amore regular sight in August and September. The same area also held 2 Spoonbill and the juvenile Capsian Gull. The Humber saw a noticeable increase twith now over 2000 Dunlin present.
Moving today were 4 Eider, 42 Oystercatcher, 19 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 3 Sanderling, a Greenshank, 190 Little Gull, 24 Kittiwake, 6 Arctic Tern, an Arctic Skua and a Binxie.
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Roseate Tern. Thomas Willoughby.
Little Tern. Paul Bentley.
Juvenile Sandwich Tern. Rob Adams.
Adult Sandwich Tern. Hazel Wiseman.
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
A hot and sunny day with a F2 easterly. Watches: 0540-1000 1440-1940.
The first juvenile Caspain Gull was a nice early in the season find at Kilnsea wetlands along with a good count of 37 Mediterranean Gull. The same area also holding 3 Spoonbill, the drake Scaup and 30 Little Egret. The Great White Egret dropped into Pancho pond to roost again in the evening. The day also saw a Wheatear by the Tankblocks and 2 juvenile Chiffchaff trapped in Churchfield suggesting local breeding.
Some movement was noted again over the sea, the best being 20 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 71 Sanderling, 4 Whimbrel, 52 Dunlin, 10 Turnstone, 10 Redshank, a Knot, 673 Kittiwake, an Arctic Skua and 304 Sandwich Tern, while overland 17 Swift, a Grey Wagtail, 15 Swallow, 107 Sand Martin and a Flava Wagtail.
On the wing today some ncie totaks odf Dragonflies were returned with 9 Small Red-eyed Damselfy, 7 Emerald Damselfly, 45 Emperors, 123 Common Darter and 2 Ruddy Darter.
Ringing: 2 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Dunnock, 1 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 18 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Goldfinch. (35 of 10sp).
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Great White Egret arriving into roost. Thomas Willoughby.
Great White Egret in roost at Pancho pond. Hazel Wiseman.
Curlew over the Humber. Paul Bentley.
Scaup. Tony Hull.
Monday, 19 July 2021
A cooler day, cloud breaking up with a F2-4 south easterly. Watches: 0540-1400.
The Red-necked Phalarope was on the Humber off the Riverside, the Great White Egret in the area, again roosting at Pancho pond and the Spoonbill still on Kilnsea wetlands.
There was some movement again with a Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, an Eider, 57 Common Scoter, 5 Manx Shearwater, 139 Gannet, 91 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 28 Whimbrel, 9 Knot, 28 Sanderling, 9 Dunlin, 5 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 160 Sandwich Tern, 2 Arctic Skua and 6 Kittiwake.
The first juvenile Marsh Harrier of the autumn blogged the area as did the first returning juvenile Dunlin among 800 adults, 6 Greenshank were on the Humber, a Green Sandpiper wandered the area and 60 Little Gull on Kilnsea wetlands.
Ringing: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Tit, 3 House Sparrow, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 1 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 1 Robin.
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Great White Egret. Tony Hull.
Little Egret. Tony Hull.
Common Tern. Tony Hull.
Juvenile Dunlin among the adults. Mick Turton.
Sunday, 18 July 2021
A hot sunny blue sky day along with a light south easterly. Watches: 0545-1015.
A Red-necked Phalarope was a nice find on Beacon ponds, flying off towards the Humber in the early afternoon. The Great White Egret was still in the area, roosting at Pancho pond in the evening.
In the morning a Roseate Tern flew north past the seawtch hut.
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Red-necked Phalarope with Dunlin. John Hewitt.
Red-necked Phalarope with Dunlin. Rob Adams.
Great White Egret. John Hewitt.
Little Gulls on Kilnsea wetlands along with a mix of other species. John Hewitt.
Saturday, 17 July 2021
A hot bright sunny day with a F1-3 south easterly. Watches: 0545-1330.
There was no sign of the Rose-coloured Starling, but the Great White Egret was still wandering the area and the 4 Spoonbill and drake Scaup still on Kilnsea wetlands. This area also held 3 Wigeon, 4 Teal, a Tufted Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier, 145 Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 18 Mediterranean Gull and 78 Sandwich Tern.
Moving were 163 Common Scoter, 48 Gannet, 17 Oystercatcher, 20 Knot, 41 Dunlin, 9 Redshank, a Wood Sandpiper, 2 Sanderling, 350 Little Gull, 3 Kittiwake, 75 Sandwich Tern, a Marsh Harrier, 204 Swallow, 104 Sand Martin, 61 Swift, 2 Grey Wagtail and a Tree Pipit.
Ringing: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackbird, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch.
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Sandwich Terns. Paul Bentley.
Marsh Harrier. Paul Bentley.
Friday, 16 July 2021
The Rose-coloured Starling continued to visit the feeders at Driftwood, a Wood Sandpiper flew north over the Warren, the 3 Spoonbill and drake Scaup still on Kilnsea wetlands and the Great White Egret on Canal scrape.
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Little Gull catching insects. Thomas Willoughby.
Little Gull. Thomas Willoughby.
Swallow. Paul Bentley.
Thursday, 15 July 2021
A mixed day of sunny spells, wamth, light rain but cool in the F4 northerly. Watches: 0550-1330.
It was a good day overall, a fantastic total of over 1000+ Little Gull in the area, 778 north over the sea in the morning, may have been different to the around 1000 north over the Humber towards Beacon ponds in the evening. The Rose-coloured Starling remained for its 7th day at Driftwood, 3 Spoonbill and drake Scaup at Kilnsea wetlands and the Great White Egret still around the area. Other birds of note in the Kilnsea wetlands area included a Tufted Duck, 46 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 3 Mediterranean Gull and 5 Arctic Tern.
Movement over the sea was a bit quieter then recently with few Waders in the northerly, with 4 Tufted Duck, a Scaup, 115 Common Scoter, a Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northen Diver, 2 Manx Shearwater, 6 Oystercatcher, 3 Knot, 35 Kittiwake, 97 Sandwich Tern, 2 Arctic Skua and 2 Puffin.
Ringing: 5 Barn Owl, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Dunnock, 1 Wren.
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Great White Egret and Little egret. Thomas Willoughby.
Little Gulls and Black-headed Gulls on the Humber. Thomas Willoughby.
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
A warm sunny day with a brisk F5 north westerly. Watches: 0540-1010.
The Rose-coloured Starling was yet again at Driftwood, the 4 Spoonbill and drake Scaup at Kilnsea wetlands and in the evening a Great White Egret at the Borrow pit roosted at Panch pond.
Moving today were 12 Shelduck, 13 Teal, 38 Common Scoter, a Fulmar, 2 Manx Shearwater, 181 Gannet, 11 Oystercatcher, 51 Kittiwake, 103 Little Gull, 40 Sandwich Tern, a Great Skua, 3 Arctic Skua, 24 Guillemot, 14 Razorbill, 24 Puffin and 68 Large Auk sp.
There were increases in 'grounded' Waders on the Humber and Kilnsea wetlands/Beacon ponds with 5 Wigeon, 4 Teal, the Pochard, 15 Little Egret, 5 Whimbrel, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 653 Dunlin, a Green Sandpiper, 25 Redshank, 1000 Black-headed Gull, 135 Little Gull, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 38 Sandwich Tern and 92 Little Tern.
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Barn Owl. Paul Lawrence.
Barn Owl. Hazel Wiseman.
Hare. Hazel Wiseman.