I was expecting sunshine today, but when I looked out this morning, it was all fog, and lots of it, the weather app was wrong again, but I was here so out I went, and my first port of call was the East Lea site, a members only site.
On arrival the fog was still hanging around, the pond was frozen over, only birds around the edge were Moorhen, birds in the air were, Herring Gulls, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Goldfinch, and Long tailed Tit. I moved on around to the Filey Dams site, but it was the same problem here as East Lea. Birds in the trees were Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, and Tree Sparrow.
According to the weather app the fog was supposed to burn off at about noon, so I decided on going into Filey and around the Country Park Area. Oystercatchers were the first birds I saw at the park but looking thru them I saw, Redshanks and a couple of Turnstones. After parking up I headed out towards Carr Naze, I left the camera, thought it was too misty. Around the cliffs were Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon, Rock Pipits.
I then I went down on to the beach, the mist had started to lift, I was hoping to get under the fog. There were Sanderling running around the beach, I had a great time with these little birds, watching them run around and taking photos, they came so close. I then went on to bay corner were there were Redshank, Turnstone and Purple Sandpipers, but sadly the tide was coming in, so I had to retreat, so I went back to the car and dumped the camera for the scope. Scoping the bay I picked up on two Great Northern Divers, a Canada Goose, Herring Gulls, Great Black Backed Gulls, and a few Shag.
After this I moved on back to the Country Park and walked on to the Rocket Pole field, after a tip off, so I finished the day on a couple of Fulmars, Sparrowhawk and sadly a brief Short eared Owl
Video of the Day can be seen HERE
Birds Seen East Lea/Filey Dams: Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Long tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Stock Dove, Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Wren
Birds Seen Filey: Black headed Gull, Canada Goose, Common Gull, Fulmar, Great Black backed Gull, Great Northern Diver, Herring Gull, Kestrel, Oystercatcher, Purple Sandpiper, Redshank, Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon, Rock Pipit, Sanderling, Shag, Short eared Owl, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Turnstone (82/200)
Filey Dams
Filey Brigg
Sanderling
Sanderling
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