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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seggs" data-source="post: 1223630" data-attributes="member: 46043">New levelWell seen a new imput on the forums of late and have been asked to include a day on the east yorksire coast last weekend, not South tyneside i know, but local lads including myself visited a couple of areas.I took up Micks kind offer of a car share offered earlier in the week.:t:We stopped just before the headland(Spurn point) and wandered around the small path/waterway ditch, lots of sedgies and good views, Reed warblers also seen and heard, Tree spugs along the way also.Headed to the point next, a Cuckoo as soon as we got out the car flew over!We later had another 3...and closer views, Lesser Whitethroat the most showey ive know ever here!, at least 2 males, one ringed.Loads of the common Whites.But the Brown tail Moth Catipillar population really outshone our visit here at Spurn point,never seen so many catipillars in my life, they hung from bush/bramble and grass!. And having seen for our selfs the effect on 2 local lads from a week ago comming into contact with the criters((rashes)..we tried to give them a wide bearth!..impossible!!:-O, we brushed each other off on leaving the cracking site.Headed to Blacktoft next..The Avocets numbers were down to previous visits, 80+ many imm. birds,compared to 200-300 a few months ago.At least 3/4 Marsh harrier pairs hunting over the reed bedsalso 20+ black tailed godwits..A Barn Owl in a nesting box, reed and sedgies busy feeding young.Great day, nowt rare, but great to visit.The pic,s ....best i could with the light ..record shots..etc..</blockquote>

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