Spurn today (Thursday) First bird was a Yellow Browed warbler in Easington Churchyard. Plenty of Redstarts, Wheatears, Whitethroats, Reed Buntings and Thrushes at Sammies Point along with a Spot Fly. About 8 Siskins, just in, tired and hungry outside the toilet block at Kilnsea were feeding away while we stood only feet away. Then brilliant views of the Great Grey Shrike at the gate to the point and a Brambling at the Warren. The hide at the canal had a Wheatear, a Willow Warbler and a Redstart all within 15ft of the hide at the same time. A couple of Goldcrests flitting in the bushes and what seemed like a million Robins every where you looked. A final trip to Canal hide turned up a very close Water Rail for a good 15 minutes and a couple of Redwing. Was hoping for a Rouzel but dipped. Can't have everything I suppose. Will be back on Saturday for more.
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davidtucker
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birdieboy123
All The Gear, No Idea
... or stay at home with your feet up but on stand-by waiting for some other bugger to find the birds in 30mph winds
I was very busy I'll have you know,
Are you there tomorrow Jim?
James Thomas
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Yep, hopefully this rain will continue until 06:00.
birdieboy123
All The Gear, No Idea
I'll see you there then, might let you listen to my radio
liverpool_bob
scarce migrant to yorkshire
James Thomas
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Time you going down? Think I'll do Holmpton first thing, will call if there's anything you should detour for.
Secret Twitcher
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birdieboy123
All The Gear, No Idea
Be there about 8, gotta drop the missus at work first
davidtucker
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James Thomas
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awhitehead2011
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schiffornis
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wolfbirder
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Andy, nice photos.
I left at 3pm after trudging around the area all day!
I looked closely at several Reed Buntings across the road from St Davids Lane on the road to Thornwick bay, but I am sure the 4 birds I saw were all Reeds. Did the Rustic stay to the same area off St Davids Lane all the time you were there or was it mobile? And did it stay by itself or was it mingling with other buntings?
Just trying to eliminate any doubt that i did not see the bird.
andy hood
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Rustic Bunting still present in the same area this morning (its torrential rain here now though!!) also 1 Merlin , 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Barn Owl, and a mixed flock of Goldfinch and Linnet totalling 140 birds, the Bunting favours a hawthorn bush that is on the side of the big ditch that cuts across the field , the bird was also in the hedge up the side of Davids Lane too, it drops into the cover crop and spends long periods amongst the wild bird cover crop, there is supposed to be another organised flush at half ten, i dont no if it is still planned given the crappy weather now??
John Bullfinch
John Bullfinch
I am probably being a little naïve or ignorant here and will no doubt be shot down in flames, but I keep reading or hearing about an ever increasing amount of ‘organised flushes.’ The latest being the Rustic Bunting at Flamborough. If this is to catch & ring the bird for scientific reasons and to help us better understand the bird for conservation issues then I don’t really have a problem with this. If however a flush is being organised simply because a bird is not showing surely this breaks the Birdwatchers Code of Conduct. A tired and hungry vagrant blown off course surely should be left to its own devices?
From the Birdwatchers code:
“The welfare of birds must always come first.”
“Keep disturbance to a minimum…….avoid stress to tired migrants.”
“Do not harass tired migrants or vagrants. Act responsibly in a crowd and discourage flushing.”
We have all been frustrated by birds not showing, I was in Norfolk earlier this year and spent 2 – 3 hours trying to catch a glimpse of a Nightingale. It never showed but I did not feel the urge to unnecessarily disturb the bird in the hope it would fly out of the bush.
Am I alone in thinking this way??
From the Birdwatchers code:
“The welfare of birds must always come first.”
“Keep disturbance to a minimum…….avoid stress to tired migrants.”
“Do not harass tired migrants or vagrants. Act responsibly in a crowd and discourage flushing.”
We have all been frustrated by birds not showing, I was in Norfolk earlier this year and spent 2 – 3 hours trying to catch a glimpse of a Nightingale. It never showed but I did not feel the urge to unnecessarily disturb the bird in the hope it would fly out of the bush.
Am I alone in thinking this way??
I am in total agreement with you there mate. However I don't think a lot of people here agree with us. As I have said before, some people are in it for wildlife on it's own terms and others are simply in it for ticks. Ticks care nothing for wildlife only a childish sense of "I am the greatest"
Another great day at Spurn yesterday. First stop was at Sammies which got loads of Wheatear, a few Redstarts, Reed Buntings everywhere, some Whitethroats and a Sprawk. Then onto the point in perfect time for the GG Shrike at post 56 giving some really close views. A couple who were sitting in their car with their backs to the bird were very grateful for the nod that it was just behind them. A Hobby flew past here too. Then on to the point which got us a pair of Ring Ouzels, a Brambling, Garden Warbler, some Redwings, and we were falling over Redstarts. A few Goldcrests in the hedges too helped to make a calm sunny day one of the best for a while.
bitterntwisted
Graham Howard Shortt
Managed to post this on the wrong thread earlier. Anyone fancying a break from the birds can enjoy fishwatching at Stainforth Force. I saw fifteen salmon jumping the falls yesterday in ninety minutes, of which two made it and two had spectacular smashes into the rocks. The spectacle should last the rest of the month and is best after heavy rain (so tomorrow should be good)
On the way home there were two ruff and two snipe with the ducks and lapwings at Hellfield Flash despite the kids on quad bikes. While I didn't have time to check the floods at Long Preston there was already a lot of water which should pull in passage birds in the coming weeks. Perhaps a few Whoopers?
Graham
On the way home there were two ruff and two snipe with the ducks and lapwings at Hellfield Flash despite the kids on quad bikes. While I didn't have time to check the floods at Long Preston there was already a lot of water which should pull in passage birds in the coming weeks. Perhaps a few Whoopers?
Graham
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