Ring Ouzel and Little Owl

 Feeling like Spring today warm, sunny and the sound of Chiff Chaff (for a week or so), Willow Warbler (locally for last couple of days) and singing Blackcap fresh in today.

Went up for the hill hoping for Ouzels and there were five plus bonus Little Owl

Ring Ouzels are back!

 Nice to see 8 Ring Ouzels locally today

Spring Migrants

Nice couple of hours birding locally. Pair of Little Owl and Wheatear near Pots and Pans. Four Ring Ouzel, pair of Stonechat, bubbling Curlew and tumbling Lapwing in surrounding fields close to home. One Lapwing looked like it was sitting on eggs.

Spring is springing

Displaying singing Wheatear, drumming Snipe several male Ring Ouzel newly arrived including a mobile flock of 7 which just wouldnt stay put for a photo.  Local Little Owl making it sound and look like spring

Iberian Chiffchaff and Spring migrants

Excellent early Spring weekend. Stayed local Saturday and saw Ring Ouzel Wheatear and male Merlin Cheesegate Nab.
Then onto Spurn for Sunday where the surprise was a singing Iberian Chiffchaff. Also saw drake Garganey Firecrest and first Swallows of the year

Siberian Accentor and Spectacular Spurn

Our best day ever at Spurn on Saturday. After the mega twitch Sibe at Easington we spent all of Saturday and Sunday morning at Spurn which was alive with birds. As well as the rares the place of teeming winter thrushes, robins and goldcrest. In total we saw over 80 species

                                                Siberian Accentor

Dusky Warbler

                                                   Bearded Tit

                                      Brent Geese and Black Brant (right most bird)

                                                                       Lesser Redpoll

                                                                   Mealy Redpoll

                                                                         Ring Ouzel

                                                                 Pallas's Warbler

                                                                   Radde's Warbler

                                                                 Water Rail

                                                                       Shorelark

                                                           Yellow-browed Warbler

                                                           Tundra Bean Goose

                                                                       Redstart

                                                                  Redwing

                                                                  White Fronted Goose