On the way to Flamborough Head we saw several small parties of
Grey Partridges in the fields. At Flamborough Head we were straight onto
Little Auks streaming past mostly heading North in small groups. There were good numbers seen in the couple of hours of seawatching myself and Dave did and the total for the day was recorded at 308. We also saw several
Red-Throated Divers close in just off the rocks and 2
Velvet Scoters and a single
Sooty Shearwater.
We then went to Easington in hope of a little bunting seen earlier. No luck but there was a group of
Black Redstarts by the church one stunning male and three females. We also connected to a fabulous
Great Grey Shrike by the cemetery.
Finally on the way home we went to North Cave Wetlands and had good views of the bizarre bobbing
Jack Snipe along with a
Common Snipe for comparison. We also saw a female
Marsh Harrier.
