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

Citrine Wagtail

A good day at Spurn produced Citrine Wagtail, several Yellow-browed Warblers and an Arctic Warbler. Also seen were  a Little Bunting trapped in a mist net and subsequently released and Jack Snipe

Black Stork

Black Stork at Sunk Island

Good views of Yellow-browed Warbler at Kilnsea

Yellow-Browed Warbler, Firecrest and jack Snipe

Lovely warm sunshine at the east coast for some quality birding at Spurn today. Highlights were good views of Yellow-browed Warbler and Firecrest and a bobbing Jack Snipe. Also seen were Curlew Sandpiper Grey Plover and Sparrowhawk.

Red Breasted Flycatcher and Yellow Browed Warbler

Quick dash to Flamborough this afternoon proved very fruitful. On the way we saw a slim winged buzzard with bright white rump from the car. Boom!! Rough-Legged Buzzard.
 At Flamborough in the Old Plantation we were quickly onto the Yellow Browed Warbler. Also present were several Redwing and Fieldfare feeding on berries. Several Brambling were also present with flocks of feeding Long tailed Tits and Goldcrest. Best of all though was the sudden appearance of a Red Breasted Flycatcher. Boom!!

Yellow Browed Warbler

Over to Conwy RSPB today and managed to get some decent views and half decent pics of the yellow browed warbler that has been there for a few days. Flighty bugger, very goldcrest in behaviour. One of only 2 in the country at present. Probably one of the last of the year so great to see and well worth the cost of diesel!