I visited Spurn Point with my daughter Katherine for three days. Unfortunately the winds were westerly during our visit, so this reduced the chances of any rare migrants dropping in but there was plenty of birds to look out for.
The star bird was a Lesser Yellowlegs, a species that breeds in N America and does turn up in the UK most years. This individual had been present since 3rd October. It was my 3rd UK sighting.
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| Lesser Yellowlegs with Ringed Plovers |
Below - A short video clip of the Lesser Yellowlegs taken in very windy conditions
Despite the winds there were a reasonable number of newly arrived Redwings and Brambling present, plus Yellow-browed Warblers in several locations, although these were keeping low in the strong winds.
Sea watching was slow with the best being a Pomarine Skua. Lots of Gannets, a few Common Scoters and Red-throated Divers.
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| The birds collecting on Beacon Pond at High Tide |
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| Hundreds of Wigeon were present. |
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| Waders and Gulls roosting on a gravel bar. The 7th Gull from the left is a Yellow-legged Gull |
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| Dunlin and Redshank coming into roost |
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| Redshank arriving. |
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| Merlin - We were lucky to see this juvenile Merlin perched close to the screen we were at which overlooked the Humber river. |
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Merlin - The same individual turned up in the Canal Scrape and was seen bathing and drinking. Stonechat - Several were seen around the area.   Golden Plover - Several flocks were seen over the weekend. |
