First port of call today was Hornsea Mere, viewing from Kirkholme Point, closet to the point were Mute Swans, Mallard, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Little Grebe, Gadwall, Shovelers, and a fly past Kingfisher which landed briefly on the Island.
Further out were a couple of female Goldeneye, nearby was a flock of Tufted Duck, doing there synchronized diving, looking closer thru these “Tufties” a few female Scaup could be found. Even further out we found a couple of Marsh Harriers.
News then broke of the Little Bunting up at Thornwick, that was to be our next destination for today, off we went. We found the area it was last seen and settled in, it gave us the run around, with a female Reed Bunting giving us the run around for a bit, but eventually gave itself up as it flittered from one bush to another, giving us good side on views. Other birds seen were, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Magpie and Robin.
After this we went onto Flamborough, having got Little Bunting in the bag and on the Yorkshire List, it was Yellow browed Warbler time. The Motorway Hedge was where it was last seen, so it was there we headed, great and close views of a Male Stonechat was well received whilst we waited for the Warbler, Linnets flying over, a Wren giving us the run around in the hedge, eventually the cry of Yellow browed Warbler, we soon got on the bird and watched it for a while, eventually giving the best views I’ve ever had of this species. On then for a sea watch, seeing mainly Gannets, Little Gulls, Common Scoters, Shag, Arctic Skua (Not me), We moved onto the headland, where someone put us onto a pod of Dolphins moving south, a wonderful sight to watch as they broke the surface, approx about ten in all.
Hornsea Bird List ; Black headed Gull, Canada Goose, Cormorant, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Greylag Goose, Kingfisher, Little Grebe, Mallard, Marsh Harrier, Mute Swan, Scaup, Shoveler, Tufted Duck (14)
Flamborough Bird List : Blackbird, Black headed Gull, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Common Scoter, Cormorant, Curlew, Dunnock, Gannet, Goldfinch, Great Black backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Linnet, Little Bunting, Little Gull, Long tailed Tit, Magpie, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Pink footed Goose, Red throated Diver, Reed Bunting, Robin, Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon, Rock Pipit, Starling, Yellow browed Warbler (33)
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