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Tuesday, 22 December 2020
A sunny start clouding over with a F3 westerly. Watches: 0745-1030.
It was a nice day with some good movement over the sea and the eventual appearance of the adult Black Brant (with maybe some new hybrid juveniles) which had been near Skeffling recently. It brought along the 2 Black Brant x Brent which had accompanied it along with a Pale-bellied Brent. The KIlnsea wetlands area also holding 653 Wigeon, 2 Marsh Harrier, a Red Kite which went south, 33 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Short-eared Owl, while nearby 31 Mediterranean Gull on Humberside lane, a flock of 182 Fieldfare were in Easington and 700 Wood Pigeon wandered the area.
The seawatchers saw a bit of late movement involving 27 Whooper Swan, 74 Pink-footed Geese, a Teal, 72 Common Scoter, a Great Northern Diver at the Point, 5 Gannet, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Gull, 59 Common Gull, 6 Guillemot, 4 Razorbill and 5 Auk sp.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 Reed Bunting.
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Teal. Micky Maher.
Black Brant (back) with 2 hybrid adults (front) with poss 2 hybrid juveniles and the leucistic juvenile. John Hewitt.
Whooper Swans heading south. John Hewitt.
Yellowhammer. Ian Smith.
Monday, 21 December 2020
A grim rainy day with a moderate south-easterly. Watches: 0745-1015, 1145-1245.
The poor weather saw much of todays action curtailed to birding from the hides of KIlnsea wetlands and the seawatch hide. The sewatchers were rewarded with an adult Iceland Gull heading south along with more modest totals of 2 Pintail, 3 Teal, 64 Common Scoter, 41 Red-throated Diver, 5 Knot, 66 Guillemot and a Razorbill.
The best of the other sightings were 557 Wigeon, a Goldeneye, 49 Black-tailed Godwit, the wintering Greenshank, a Short-eared Owl on Clubleys, 1 Chiffchaff and a Stonechat.
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Grey Plover on a gloomy day. John Hewitt.
Sunday, 20 December 2020
Blue skies and sun with a F4-5 SW wind. Watches: 0745-1015.
There was a small bit of movement over the sea with 3 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Wigeon, an Eider, 23 Common Scoter, 5 Goldeneye, 119 Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern Diver, 3 Gannet, a Cormrorant, 56 Common Gull and 20 Auk sp.
The only other notable sightings were at Kilnsea wetlands with 565 Wigeon, 11 Soveler, 19 Little Grebe, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Redshank and a Marsh Harrier.
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Stonechat. Ian Smith.
Grey Seal pup. Micky Maher.
Saturday, 19 December 2020
Overasyt with some early morning rain and the odd sunny spell and a F4-5 southerly. Watches: 0740-1130.
There was sonme half movement over the sea with a Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, an Eider, 5 Velvet Scoter, 7 Common Scoter, 2 Great Northern Diver, 87 Red-throated Diver, 4 Gannet, 3 Knot, a Dunlin, 13 Kittiwake, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 16 Guillemot, 3 Razorbill and 8 Auk sp.
The best of the other sightings were the drake Scaup at Kilnsea wetlands, wintering Greenshank at Beacon ponds and 18 Mediterranean Gull at Kilnsea wetlands while in Easington a splendid male Golden Pheasant of no doubt dubious origin graced one birders garden.
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Golden Pheasant. Dave Tucker.
Golden Pheasant. Dave Tucker.
Garden Warbler. SBO.
Friday, 18 December 2020
A grey overcast day with rain on and off and a moderate southerly. Watches: 0745-1200.
A bit of movement saw some nice highlights for the day with 15 Barnacle Geese continuing the recent small influx, a Long-tailed Duck, a fantastic 8 Great Northen Diver and a Velvet Scoter. Other bits of note were a Pink-footed Goose, 12 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 33 Common Scoter, 91 Red-throated Diver, a Great Crested Grebe, 2 Fulmar, 6 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, a Puffin, 105 Guillemot, 12 Razorbill and 48 Auk sp.
In the Kilnsea wetlands area noteworthy sifghtings were 13 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 200 Lapwing, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 280 Redshank, a Greenshank and 18 Mediterranean Gull.
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Barnacle Geese. John Hewitt.
Thursday, 17 December 2020
A bright sunny day with a F3-4 south westerly. Watches: 0735-1035.
The day began with an unexpected Garden Warbler trapped in a net at Kew. There were few other migrants to back up a recent arrival bar a Chiffchaff, 28 Blackbird at Sammies, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat and a Snow Bunting at Sammies.
There was a bit of movement over the sea the best being 4 Great Northern Diver, 111 Red-throated Diver, 87 Pink-footed Geese, a Goosander and 2 Eider among the usuals.
The best of the other sightings were 68 Pink-footed Geese at Sammies, the drake Scaup at Kilnsea wetlands, a Short-eared Owl and 23 Mediterranean Gull.
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Garden Warbler. SBO.
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
A grey day with rain showers throughout and a F5 SSE wind. Watches: 0745-1135, 1220-1510.
It was another day of Goose excitement, a nice flock of 29 Barnacle Geese heading south, while 15 White-fronted Geese were at Sammies, (presumably the 10 joined by the 5 that seemingly flew west the previous day) and locally 61 Greylag Geese were on Kilnsea wetlands. This area also held the drake Scaup, 419 Wigeon, 98 Teal, the 2 Red-breasted Merganser, a Goldeneye, 4 Little Egret, a Greenshank and 28 Mediterranean Gull.
The sea provided the other action for the day with 4 Brent Geese, 6 Shoveler, 8 Wigeon, 17 Teal, 2 Eider, 105 Common Scoter, a Goosander, 57 Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern Diver, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 2 Dunlin, a Snipe, 115 Guillemot, 19 Razorbill and 47 Auk sp.
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Barnacle Geese. John Hewitt.
Barnacle Geese. John Hewitt.
Barnacle Geese. John Hewitt.
Tuesday, 15 December 2020
A glorious sunny day with a F3 W wind..Watches: 0730-0945.
A good day to be out and about saw 15 White-fronted Geese recorded today, the usual 10 by Sammies and 5 in/off and west up the Humber. A nice ghostly grey male Hen Harrier graced the area as it continued south plus a flock of 10 Snow Bunting put in a brief appearance at Easington lagoon. The usual drake Scaup and 2 Red-breasted Merganser were all still in place along with 590 Wigeon and 89 Teal.
The sea remained stubbornly quiet again with a Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, a Pochard, 1 Eider, 34 Common Scoter, 73 Red-throated Diver, a Gannet and 3 Auk sp.
Other sightings included a Woodcock at the Obs, 15 Mediterranean Gull on the Humber, a Chiffchaff in Easington and 50 Tree Sparrow at Sammies.
Ringing: 1 Yellowhammer.
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Black-tailed Godwits. Ian Smith.
Black-tailed Godwit. Ian Smith.
White-fronted Geese. Mick Turton.
Roe Deer. Rob Adams.
Monday, 14 December 2020
A fine sunny day with a F4 W wind. Watches: 0730-1015, 1100-1200.
It was almost a carbon copy of the previous day with the 10 White-fronted Geese still present along with the drake Scaup and 2 Red-breasted Merganser plus a Marsh Harrier, 19 Black-tailed Godwit and a Greenshank. Another White-fronted Goose dropped into Kilnsea wetlands with the Greylags.
The sea while similarly quiet still had a Little Auk, 17 Eider, 8 Common Scoter, 2 Fulmar, a Little Gull, 24 Guillemot, a Razorbill and 75 Auk sp to offer.
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Teal Ian Smith.
White-fronted Goose.
White-fronted Goose. John Hewitt.
Pink-footed Goose. John Hewitt.
Sunday, 13 December 2020
A horrible wet day with a F5 S wind. Watches: 0750-1020.
Most of todays action was concentrated in the Kilnsea wetlands to Sammies area where there are now 10 White-fronted Geese present and 250 Pink-footed Geese flew west up the Humber. There was no sign of the female, but the drake Scaup remained along with the 2 Red-breasted Merganser plus 530 Wigeon, 9 Shoveler, 15 Little Grebe, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, a Greenshank and 5 Mediterranean Gull.
Quiet again over the sea with just 5 Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 37 Common Scoter, 19 Red-throated Diver, 3 Gannet and a Razorbill. The only other noteworthy sightings for the day were a Chiffchaff by the sewage works and 2 Stonechat at the gas terminal.
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White-fronted Geese. Colin Bushell.
White-fronted Goose. Colin Bushell.