Sunday, 11 October 2020

Sunny spells and rain with a F2-3 NW cold wind.

Watches: 0650-1050, 1100-1700.

There were still a few migrants as fresh arrivals boosted numbers, but it seems with the decent weather Thrushes were going over at height and out of sight, with big numbers sen inland. The  highlight was a Common Rosefinch at the Point, with further totals of a Long-eared Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 20 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Starling in, 348 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare, 240 Redwing, 12 Song Thrush, 2 Redstart, a Yellow Wagtail, 2 Lapland Bunting, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Crossbill and 16 Brambling.

The first bit of movement over the sea with 5 Whooper Swan, a Wigeon, 65 Teal, an Eider, 26 Common Scoter, 39 Red-throated Diver, the Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver, 6 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Manx Shearwater, 3201 Gannet, a Shag, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 4 Little Gull, 3 Sandwich tern, 13 Great Skua, 3 Pomarine Skua and 4 Arctic Skua.

The Kilnsea wetlands produced 12 Whooper Swan, 105 Pink-footed Geese, 32 Pintail, 1500 Teal, a surprise late Garganey, redhead Goosander, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Ruff, 4 Greenshank, with the Great White Egret on canal scrape.

Ringing: 6 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Wren, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 37 Tree Sparrow, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Brambling, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 36 Lesser Redpoll.

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Saturday, 10 October 2020

F4 WNW wind with some showers in the afternoon with sunny spells.

Watches: 07:00-10:00, 16:45-17:15.

A steady day with a few birds around and a small arrival of Redwing but otherwise generally quiet. Highlights from grounded migrants were a Turtle Dove seen briefly along Peter Lane, the Barred Warbler again in Listening Dish hedge, ranging down towards the back of Westmere Farm (no access unless staying there), 1 Yellow-browed Warbler  in Easington Cemetry and a blythi-type Lesser Whitethroat behind Westmere Farm. Otherwise migrant totals were, 1 Jack Snipe at Chalk Bank, 4 Snipe, 2 Short-eared Owl (Easington Straight and Easington Playing Fields), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 22 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit down to Kilnsea, 34 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Firecrest at Kilnsea Church, 45 Goldcrest, 800 Starling, 17 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Ring Ouzel mobile between Church Field and Sammy's Point, 6 Song Thrush, 70 Redwing, 13 Robin, 4 Redstart, 9 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 40 Meadow Pipit, 6 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch in the hedge behind Rose Cottage, 2 Bullfinch,60 Lesser Redpoll and 2 Lapland Bunting in Clubley's Field.

Over the sea passage was light but included, 170 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Eider, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 16 Red-throated Diver, the presumed lingering Black-throated Diver again flew south, 335 Gannet, 1 Shag, 22 Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Gull, 1 Med Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 5 Great Skua, 3 Pomarine Skua, 14 Guillemot, 47 Razorbill and 60 auk sp. 

Passage over land was light, sa and consisted of 30 Rook, 2 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 329 Redwing NW, 36 S, 1 Mistle Thrush, 17 Tree Sparrow, 9 alba Wagtail, 179 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 69 Linnet, 14 Lesser Redpoll, 422 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 15 Reed Bunting.

Other bits seen included a Spoonbill seen flying north up the Humber, 90 Pink-footed Geese along Easington Straight, 11 Whooper Swan along Green Lane, 5 Shoveler, 100 Wigeon, 82 Pintail on the Humber, 400 Teal, 15 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret on Canal Scrape, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Water Rail on Canal Scrape, 22 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper on Kilnsea Wetlands, 20 Med Gull and 1 Peregrine 

Ringing: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 10 Goldcrest, 6 Tree Sparrow, 3 Redwing, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 41 Lesser Redpoll.

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Friday, 09 October 2020

There were still a few migrants about which included the Red-breasted Flycatcher at terminal wood, the Barred Warbler in the listening dish hedge and a Hawfinch by Rose cottage. Addiotional sightings were Siberian Lesser Whitethroat along the canal, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow-browed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 16  Goldcrest, 1000 Starling, 2 Ring Ouzel, a Mistle Thrush, 13 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush, 4 Redstart, a Whinchat, 15 Stonechat and 5 Brambling.

Some decent movement overland included a fantastic total of 67 Crossbill plus 14 Carrion Crow, 7 Great Tit, 140 Skylark, 31 Swallow, 43 House Martin, 20 House Sparrow, 214 Tree Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 13 Alba Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 336 Meadow Pipit, 11 Rock Pipit, 34 Chaffinch, 11 Greenfinch, 698 Linnet, 90 Lesser Redpoll, 1500 Goldfinch, 18 Siskin, a Lapland Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer and 43 Reed Bunting.

There was the usual good species array on Kilnsea wetlands including 2 Whooper Swan, 120 Pink-footed Geese, 43 Pintail, 1150 Teal, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, a Spotted Redshank and 53 Mediterrnaean Gull, with the Great White Egret on canal scrape.

Ringing: 1 Gtreat Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 4 Robin, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Tree Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch, 54 Lesser Redpoll.

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Thursday, 08 October 2020

There was a decline in migrant numbers though the overall totals were still decent with a 3 Short-eared Owl, a Jack Snipe, Woodcock in, 67 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow-browed Warbler, 18 Blackcap, a Firecrest, 43 Goldcrest, a Ring Ouzel, 2 Fieldfare, 115 Redwing, 41 Song Thrush, a Spotted Flycatcher, 40 Robin, a Redstart, 22 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Roock Pipit, a Tree Pipit, 3 Barmbling, 3 Hawfinch, 60 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Crossbill and 3 Siskin.

Kilnsea wetlands had some impressive increases in Wildfowl numbers with 79 Pintail and 1620 Teal the highlight along with 156 Pink-footed Geese, 8 Whooper Swan, 9 Shoveler, 22 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, a Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank and 90 Mediterranean Gull. Ther Great White Egret remained in the area and 65 Brent Geese were on the Humber.

Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 9 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 1 Goldfinch, 29 Lesser Redpoll.

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Wednesday, 07 October 2020

While not as busy as the previous day there was still plenty going on around the area. The juvenile Dotterel was found sitting on the beach off Easington lagoon showing very close. The Barred Warbler remained in the Listening dish hedge anmd the Siberian Lesser Whitethroat along the Canal. Additinal migrannt totals were 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Short-eared Owl, 2 Swift, 75 Chiffchaff, 6 Yellow-browed Warbler, 21 Blackcap, 89 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 3 Fieldfare, 224 Redwing, 26 Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 62 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Barmbling and a mobile Hawfinch.

There was some good movement again today, but nowhere near the level as the previous day. Totals today were 3 Swift, 143 Skylark, 13 Swallow, 49 House Martin, 6 Alba Wagtail, 235 Meadow Pipit, 13 Rock Pipit, 9 Chaffinch, 17 Greenfinch, 205 Linnet, 28 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Crossbill, 195 Goldfinch, 39 Ssikin, and 9 Reed Bunting, while the best of the sea were 350 Pink-footed Geese, 8 Whooper Swan, 2 Manx Shearwater and an Arctic Skua.

Kilnsea wetlands remained busy with the wandering Great White Egret, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, 1 Spotted Redshank and 50 Mediterranean Gull, while 8 Greenshank were on canal scrape.

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Tuesday, 06 October 2020

A fantastic day with afternoon arrivals, Wildfowl and Passerines on the move south and migrants still aplenty. There was maybe the best vismig of the autumn for the counters with a varied species list with 5 Brent Geese, 565 Pink-footed Geese, 58 Pintail, 21 Whooper Swan, 2 Shoveler, 273 Wigeon, 112 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Eider, 4 Common Scoter, 9 Red-throated Diver, a Swift, a ringtail Hen Harrier in/off. a Common Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, a Hobby, 11 Jackdaw, 41 Rook,,665 Skylark, 51 Swallow, 51 House Martin, 33 House Sparrow, 408 Tree Sparrow, 7 Dunnock, 4 Grey Wagtail, 27 Alba wagtail, 1600 Meadow Pipit, 2 Tree Pipit, 94 Rock Pipit, 94 Chaffinch, 10 Brambling, 14 Greenfinch, 1608 Linnet, 50 Lesser Redpoll, 1425 Goldfinch, 120 Siskin, 3 Yellowhammer and 122 Reed Bunting.

There was a fantastic late arrival of mainly Thrushes just ahead of some heavy rain with 2755 Redwing, 4 Ring Ouzel and 4 Fieldfare, while also today a Little Bunting on Peter lane, 3 Firecrest in the area, the Red-breasted Flycatcher at Terminal wood, Barred Warbler in the Listening dish hedge and the Siberian Lesser Whitethroat along the Canal plus further totals of 5 Jack Snipe, 2 Swift, a Long-eared Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl, 6 Willow Warbler, 104 Chiffchaff, 7 Yellow-browed Warbler, a Reed Warbler, 58 Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat inc an eastern brd on Beacon lane, a Whitethroat, 81 Goldcrest, 23 Song Thrush, 3 Spotted Flycatcher,  95 Robin, 28 Redstart, a Black Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 57 Stonechat, 13 Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail, 35 Brambling and a Crossbill.

Some good totals of Wildfowl remain on Kilnsea wetlands among other species which included a fantastic juvenile Dotterel which showed well, 41 Pintail, 950 Wigeon, 550 Teal, a Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret, a Little-ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, a Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, a Spotted Redshank, 2 Marsh Harrier and 176 Mediterranean Gull. 

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Monday, 05 October 2020

Watches: 0645-1130. 

Seemingly a bit of a clearout, but maybe some new arrivals too, the best being a late Common Nightingale around the Bluebell, while an interesting looking Stonechat reported as eastern, is maybe just a nice male Rubicola. The Red-breasted Flycatcher was again at the Terminal Wood and the Barred Warbler remained elusive in the Listening dish hedge, while maybe the rarest bird today was a Green Woodpecker in Easington. Further migrant sightings included 2 Long-eared Owl, 4 Short-eared Owl, 4 Jack Snipe, 4 Wheatear, 24 Redstart, 2 Black Redstart, 42 Stonechat, 4 Whinchat, 2 Reed Warbler, a Grasshopper Warbler, the Cetti’s Warbler still by the football pitch in  Easington, 66 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat plus 2 ‘eastern’ birds, 3 Whitethroat, 6 Willow Warbler, 206 Chiffchaff, 8 Yellow-browed Warbler, 80 Goldcrest, 3 Firecrest, 140 Redwing, 95 Song Thrush, 8 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Tree Pipit, a Water Pipit at the Borrow pit, 37 Brambling, 3 Hawfinch, 6 Bullfinch, 115 Lesser Redpoll 5 Crossbill and 25 Siskin.

There was decent overland movement which involved 6 Magpie, 35 Rook, 137 Skylark, a Shorelark, 48 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 15 House Sparrow, 233 Tree Sparrow, 2 Flava Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 12 Alba Wagtail, 117 Meadow Pipit, 56 Rock Pipit, 15 Chaffinch, 224 Linnet, 5 Greenfinch, 211 Redpoll, 275 Goldfinch, 81 Siskin, 2 Lapland Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer and 61 Reed Bunting.

Ringing: 1 Stock Dove, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 9 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Garden Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff,  7 Goldcrest, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 86 Lesser Redpoll, 1 House Sparrow, 20 Tree Sparrow.

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Sunday, 04 October 2020

Another great day with a fantastic array of species around the area highlighted with an eventual showy WESTERN BONELL'S WARBLER on Vicars lane, Easington, an OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT at Sammys Point, the Red-flanked Bluetail still at Cliffe farm, a Bluethroat at the Point, Red-breasted Flycatcher at Terminal Wood, a late Icterine Warbler at Sammys with the Wood Warber nearby, Firecrest around the Crown area, Cetti's Warbler at Easington sewage works, Siberian Lesser Whitethroat trapped at Kew, 2 Hawfinch and a Long-eared Owl with good numbers of common migarnts again.

Ringing: 9 Redwing, 16 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 16 Dunnock, 1 Starling, 75 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 1 Red-flanked Bluetail, 1 Redstart, 27 Blackcap, 1 Eastern Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 24 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 22 Goldcrest, 1 Great Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 13 Brambling, 3 Linnet, 1 Siskin. (229 of 22sp)

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Saturday, 03 October 2020

It was a great day with birds arriving as the day wore on, so areas which had been previously checked suddenly had fresh birds in. The best of the days offerings were 2 RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL with a showy bird in Cliffe farm and another less so at Sammy's. There were also a flighty vocal Red-throated Pipit at the Point, a Little Bunting at the Gas terminal, a Serin at the narrows, a Red-breasted Flycatcher between Sykes field and Rose cottage, at least 1+ Hawfinch wandering the area, a Firecrest, 'Blythi Lesser Whitethroat with at least 4 other eastern types, a Long-eared Owl, with conservative counts of 260 Chiffchaff, 11 Yellow-browed Warbler, 139 Blackcap, 940 Song Thrush, 376 Robin and 61 Redstart. Full totals to come. 

Ringing: 1 Long-eared Owl, 4 Redwing, 15 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 39 Robin, 5 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Wren, 1 Garden Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Chiffchaff, 39 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch. (140 of 17sp).

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Friday, 02 October 2020

The report of a Great Snipe at the Point turned out to be a bit of an oddball Common Snipe and re-identified from photos. It was another good morning of Wildfowl movement over the sea which saw 12 Brent Geese, 2 Shoveler, 18 Pintail, 623 Wigeon, 700 Teal, 50 Common Scoter and 2 Red-breasted Merganser all head south, while aslo moving were a Black-throated Diver (which has been around for a while), 15 Red-throated Diver, a Manx Shearwater, 5 Grey Heron in/off, 157 Gannet, 3 Sandwich Tern, 2 Great Skua, a Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 15 Guillemto, 3 Razorbill and 216 Auk sp.

With the wind predicted to go east, there was still a bit of an arrival to the area. The usual Barred Warbler remained in the Listening dish hedge, while the first Siberian Chiffchaff of the autumn was at Pancho pond. Totals for today were 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Yellow-browed Warbler, a Reed Warbler, 14 Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 38 Goldcrest, a Fieldfare, 32 Redwing, 32 Song Thrush, 30 Robin, a Pied Flycatcher, a Black Redstart, 3 Redstart, 30 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Rock Pipit, 15 Chaffinch, 21 Brambling and 2 Snow Bunting, while 2 Crossbill and 5 Lapland Bunting went south.

Ringing: 2 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Wren, 5 Robin, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Linnet, 1 Brambling, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll.

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