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Sunday, 31 January 2021
A frosty sunny morning clouding over with a cool light spouth easterly. Watches: 0740-1010, 1350-1520.
There was little change overall with the Black Brant still present and 2 Pale-bellied Brent (Chalk bank and Sammy's) along with much of the ever presents including 580 Wigeon, 52 Mallard, 120 Teal, the Pochard, just 1 Goldeneye, 16 Little Grebe, 4 Little Egret, a Marsh Harrier which caught a Redshank on Holderness field, 113 Lapwing, 187 Black-tailed Godwit, the usual Greenshank, a Barn Owl and 1 Peregrine.
The sea had the recent usual species with 24 Teal, 26 Common Scoter, an Eider, 96 Red-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver, 14 Gannet, 3 Cormorant, 2 Kittiwake, 41 Common Gull, 4 Guillemot, a Razorbill and 12 Auk sp.
Other sightings were a Water Rail at Rose cottage, 3 Woodcock widely scattered, 2 wandering Jackdaw, 31 Magpie in North field and 5 Stonechat.
Ringing: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 House Sparrow.
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Pale-bellied Brent. John Hewitt.
Drake Pochard with Brent Geese. John Hewitt.
Saturday, 30 January 2021
A grey day with a cold strong north easterly. Watches: 0745-1015.
The sea was maybe quieter than expected with the conditions, but still produced 13 Teal, a drake Velvet Scoter, 4 Common Scoter, 17 Red-throated Diver, 3 Fulmar, 25 Gannet, 9 Kittiwake, a Great Skua, 7 Guillemot, a Razorbill and 48 Auk sp.
The best of the other sightings included the Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, a male Marsh Harrier, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Woodcock in the triangle, a Short-eared Owl wandering the area, 10 Redwing in Sykes field and a Kingfisher in Churchfield.
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Brent Geese including the leucistic bird. John Hewitt.
Friday, 29 January 2021
A sunny start soon clouded over with rain by early evening driven by a modaerate west north westerly. Watches: 0740-1010.The Kilnseaw etlands
The Kilnsea wetlands area held all the usua; species along with a Pale-bellied Brent among 250 Brents, 10 Shoveler, the Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, a Marsh Harrier, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Redshank, a Short-eared Owl and 3 Little Egret. Futher sightings included 3 Woodcock, a Medoterranaean Gull on Peter lane, a Kingfisher on canal scrape and 3 Stonechat.
Not much happening over the sea with 2 Brent Geese, 5 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 6 Teal, a Vommon Scoter, 3 Goldeneye, 55 Red-throated Diver, a Fulmar, 2 Gannet, a Cormorant, 5 Guillemot, a Razorbill and 18 Auk sp.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 Tree Sparrow, 1 House Sparrow.
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Wigeon. John Hewitt.
Thursday, 28 January 2021
A grey overcast day, rain in the morning and early evening with a moderate easterly. Watches: 0745-0945.
One of those days when there was not much on offer, the best of the days sightings being the Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 18 Little Grebe, 159 Black-tailed Godwit and a Short-eared Owl at Kilnsea wetlands and 2 Woodcock and a Mistle Thrush in the Kilnsea area.
The sea was aslo poor having just 14 Red-throated Diver, a Great Crested Grebe, 3 Guillemot and 5 Auk sp.
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Wednesday, 27 January 2021
A damp grey start, rwmining cloudy with sunny spells and a lioght south westerly. Watches: 0745-1015.
It was another, as you were day. The Black Brant and a Pale-bellied Brent remained, as did the Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 110 Lapwing, 89 Black-tailed Godwit, a Greenshank and 1 Little Egret.
The best of the sea saw 5 Common Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser and 56 Red-throated Diver moving.
Other sightings were 190 Shelduck on the Humber, a Woodcock, 1 Chiffchaff on Humberside lane and 5 Stonechat widely scattered.
Ringing: 1 Song Thrush.
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Tuesday, 26 January 2021
A mild day with sunny spells and a moderate southerly. Watches: 0800-1015.
The Black Brant and Pale-bellied Brent were again present on Holderness field along with 350 Brent Geese with the Pochard and 3 Goldeneye on Beacon ponds. The area also had a Marsh Harrier, 360 Lapwing, a Woodcock, 14 Snipe and a Short-eared Owl.
Moving over the sea were 4 Common Scoter, a Goldeneye, 165 Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern Diver, 1 Cormorant, 37 Herring Gull and 10 Auk sp.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 Redwing.
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Monday, 25 January 2021
The Humber remained frozen over, but it was a nice sunny day with a string north westerly. Watches: 0745-1015.
Highlights from the day included 3 Pale-bellied Brent on Holderness field, a drake Scaup and a Great Northern Diver south over the sea. Also over the sea were 7 Common Scoter, 43 Red-throated Diver, a Kittiwake, 26 Herring Gull and a Guillemot.
Other bits from the day were the Pochard, 18 Little Grebe, 10 Snipe, the Greenshank and 6 Stonechat.
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Sunday, 24 January 2021
After another heavy frost which left the Humber mud frozen over it was mostly a sunny day with a light south easterly-north west. Watches: 0745-1015.
The 6 White-fronted Geese made a surprise re-appearance on Kilnsea wetlands witht the Greylag flock then returned north west up the Humber. The same area also holding the Pochard now on Beacon ponds (with Kilnsea Wetlands frozen over) along with 585 Wigeon, 3 Goldeneye and the Greenshank.
A surprise Common Buzzard was trapped in Churchfield, being only the 2nd ever ringed here, while there were still 170 Black-tailed Godwit on the Humber, a Short-eared Owl and Marsh Harrier in the triangle along with 2 Woodcock.
The sea was quiet with just 84 Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern Diver, 1 Gannet, 2 Cormorant, 26 Herring Gull and 2 Guillemot.
Ringing: 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Blackbird, 2 Redwing.
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Goldeneye. John Hewitt.
Saturday, 23 January 2021
A frosty start with blue skies and sun clouding over with a moderate westerly. Watches: 0750-1020.
The best of the seawatching action was a nice 2cy Glaucous Gull heading south, with also 2 Shelduck, 9 Wigeon, 33 Teal, 150 Red-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver, 71 Herring Gull and 2 Auk sp.
There were a fantastic gathering of 470 Black-tailed Godwit on the Humber including quite a few colour-ringed birds. The usual Black Brant remained on Beacon ponds with a Pale-bellied Brent among the 400 Brent Geese, with both Jack Snipe and Greenshank seen here along with 2 Goldeneye. The Pochard remained nearby on Kilnsea wetlands with other sightings in the area included 2 Little Egret, 120 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 2 Woodcock and a Short-eared Owl on Holderness field.
Ringing: 4 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Tree Sparrow.
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Black Brant. John Hewitt.
Friday, 22 January 2021
A day of strong south westerlies and a nice sunny day. Watches: 0750-1020, 1200-1300.
Highlights from the day included a Snow Bunting by the gas terminal, 150 Pintail on the Humber at Sammies, the Black Brant, 3 Pale-bellied Brent with 717 Brent Geese on Long bank marsh, 2 Short-eared Owl in the triangle and a Blackcap on Beacon lane.
Moving over the sea were 21 Teal, 5 Pochard, 4 Common Scoter, 75 Red-throated Diver, 2 Fulmar, 9 Gannet, 84 Herring Gull, 32 Guillemot, a Razorbill and 17 Auk sp.
Other birds of note included 10 Shoveler, the Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 100 Lapwing and 21 Black-tailed Godwit around Kilnsea wetlands and a Kingfisher at Sammies.
Ringing:2 Blackbird.
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Shoveler. Ian Smith.
Wigeon. John Hewitt.