July Sightings

12th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

205 Mute Swan
3 Wigeon
16 Teal
4 Mandarin
2 Pochard
15 Great crested Grebe
4 Little Egret
Hobby
36 Lapwing
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Redshank
10 Little Gull west
9+ Common Tern
Kingfisher
4 Black-tailed Skimmer off 2nd Field
2 Emperor
Gatekeeper

local Kestrel family – Jeff Cox

local Kestrel family – Jeff Cox

11th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Wigeon
13 Teal
6 Pochard
3 Little Egret
Hobby
72 Lapwing south
Golden Plover south
2 Dunlin south
2 Curlew south
25 Little Gull west early morning
4+ Common Tern
Siskin

Grasshopper Warbler at South Cliffs

5-Spot Burnet – Jeff Cox

Sedge Warbler – Jeff Cox

Reed Bunting – Jeff Cox

10th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

5 ad Little Gull early afternoon
4 Common Tern
5 Golden Plover south
4 Dunlin
2+ Redshank
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Little Egret

Mappleton 10:00-12:00

1 Bonxie north
1 Red-throated Diver on sea
2 Eider north
ad Little Gull
2 Mediterranean Gull ad + 2s
135+ Common Scoter north
Tufted Duck north
10 Common Tern
8 Sandwich Tern
16 Oystercatcher south
7 Dunlin south
6 Curlew north + 5 south
2 Whimbrel south
Grey Wagtail south

juv Swallow around KP – Roy Lyon

Sand Martin at KP – Roy Lyon

congregating Canada Geese off KP – Roy Lyon

9th July – Hornsea Mere, KP + Hornsea seafront 16:30-18:30 (RL)

4 Dunlin off KP
2 Common Sandpiper

9 Eider
13 Common Scoter
2 Manx Shearwater
fem Goosander
5 Common Tern
2 Fulmar
ad Mediterranean Gull

4 Dunlin on KP – Alan Elkin

Eiders off Hornsea late afternoon – Roy Lyon

Eiders off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

2 Manxie off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Cyril from Wassand – Roy Lyon

8th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Marsh Harrier
2 Hobby
2 Common Tern
14 Redshank
13 Curlew
4 Whimbrel
Kingfisher

Redshank over 1st Field

Redshanks over the Mere – Bill Harkleroad

Swallow at Wassand – Steve Mason

Kingfisher in Wassand – Steve Mason

Common Tern in Wassand – Steve Mason

Mute Swan with cygnets – Steve Mason

7th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

4 Marsh Harrier
2 Hobby
2 Common Tern
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
Green Woodpecker
2 Crossbill in Wassand by the pines

juv Crossbill in Wassand – Jeff Cox

juv Crossbill in Wassand – Jeff Cox

Common Tern at the Mere – Justin Foradip

Mute Swan with cygnets – John Sanders

Hobby from Wassand – John Sanders

Marsh Harrier – John Sanders

Roe Deer somewhere near the Mere – John Sanders

3rd July – Bempton Cliffs

2nd July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

6 Mandarin
2 Hobby
48 Lapwing
Ruff male in breeding plumage on Swan island spit
2 Redshank
6 Curlew south
7 Little Gull (4 ad, 3 1s)
3 Common Tern

1st July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

264 Mallard
Wigeon
4 Mandarin
3 Pochard
12 Great crested Grebe
3+ Little Egret
2+ Hobby
Ringed Plover north
4 Redshank south
8 Curlew south
2 Whimbrel north
5 Little Gull (3ad, 2 1s)
11+ Common Tern
Otter

June Sightings

30th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Wigeon
Mandarin
4 Grey Heron
5 Little Egret
1+ Hobby
12 Lapwing south
6 Common Sandpiper
7 Redshank south
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew south
Little Gull (1s)
3+ Common Tern
2 Siskin
3 Otter

Black-tailed Godwit off 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

Black-tailed Godwit over the Mere – Jeff Cox

Black-tailed Godwit over the Mere – Jeff Cox

29th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Little Egret
2+ Hobby
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew west
2 ad Little Gull
960+ Swift

28th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 Shoveler
Wigeon
122 Tufted Duck
2 Pochard
1+ Hobby
Ad Little Gull
Common Tern

27th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Wigeon
2 Mandarin
Pochard
2 Grey Heron
Imm Spoonbill circled Swan Island at 10.00, then lost to view
2+ Hobby
2 Knot south
3 Redshank south
14 Black-tailed Godwit south
6 Curlew south
2 Whimbrel south
9 Little Gull west early morning
2 Mediterranean Gull (ad. & 2cy) west
11+ Common Tern
Barn Owl
Grey Wagtail KP

26th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

198 Mute Swan
Shoveler
2 Wigeon
3 Teal
5 Mandarin
3 Grey Heron
4 Little Egret south
Hobby
Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
26 Redshank
Curlew
37 Little Gull (35 ad, 2 1s)
6+ Common Tern
Cuckoo

25th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

191 Mute Swan
2 Shoveler
3 Mandarin
Little Egret
Hobby
48 Lapwing
4 Redshank
3 Curlew
18 Little Gull (15 ad, 3 1s)
5+ Common Tern
Barn Owl

24th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Shelduck
Wigeon
Teal
Little Egret
4 Spoonbill Swan Island
2+ Hobby
Knot KP jetties
6+ Curlew
3 Little Gull (ad & 2 1s)
4+ Common Tern
6 Crossbills in Wassand in the pines
15+ Siskin over

4 Spoonbills on Swan Island – Jon Lamplough

4 Spoonbills at Swan Island – Jeff Cox

23rd June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Wigeon
Mandarin
4 Hobby
27 Lapwing
3+ Curlew
1s Little Gull
2+ Common Tern

local Little Owl – Jon Lamplough

Mute Swan and cygnet – Scott Chegg

22nd June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Wigeon
2 Hobby
53 Lapwing
3 Curlew west
1s Little Gull
Common Tern

21st June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Little Egret
Hobby
Greenshank
Curlew over

20th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

165 Mute Swan
5+ Hobby
Redshank
9 Curlew over
2 Little Gull (1s)
6+ Common Tern

Swallow having a ball on KP – Jon Lamplough

19th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

165 Mute Swan
5+ Hobby
Redshank
9 Curlew over
2 Little Gull (1s)
6+ Common Tern

18th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

365 Canada Goose
3 Pochard
Little Egret
Fulmar
Hobby
Redshank
5 Curlew west
2 Little Gull (1s)
4 Common Tern

Hornsea seafront (RL,ML)

Red-throated Diver
10 Common Scoter
3 Great-crested Grebe

Cormorant on KP waiting for the cafe to open – Jon Lamplough

Great-crested Grebes off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Red-throated Diver off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Common Scoters passing north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Hornsea mid-summer, real nice – Roy Lyon

15th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Little Egret
2 Common Tern
Redshank
2 Hobby

14th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

Little Egret
Goshawk over Wassand
6 Hobby
3 Redshank
Curlew blogging
Barn Owl
2 Little Gull ad + 1s
4 Common Tern
16 Crossbill briefly in Wassand then flew east
2+ Garden Warbler

Four-spotted Chaser by Ouzel Hedge

Four-spotted Chaser by Ouzel Hedge

Curlew over Ouzel Hedge

Tortoiseshell by Ouzel Hedge

Roe Deer in Heslop’s – Bill Harkleroad

13th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Little Egret
2 Hobby
Little Gull (1s)
2 Common Tern
Otter

recent image of a Blue Mint Beetle at Grimston a recent coloniser from the continent – Tim Isherwood

12th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Fulmar blogging over the Mere
Little Gull (1s)
2+ Common Tern
Otter

11th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Teal
2 Velvet Scoter flew in from the east before flying north
Little Egret
Fulmar blogging over the Mere
1+ Hobby
Curlew
4 Little Gull (all 1s)
3+ Common Tern

10th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Shoveler
Teal
Hobby
Redshank
2 Little Gull (1s)
2 Common Tern

Grass Snake in Wassand – John Sanders

Swallow near Fair Place – John Sanders

Kestrel – John Sanders

Common Buzzards – John Sanders

9th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

159 Mute Swan
403 Greylag Goose
257 Canada Goose
Redshank
1+ Common Tern
1s Little Gull
4 Hobby
4 Sparrowhawk
Grey Partridge
Kingfisher
Barn Owl
Grasshopper Warbler

local Little Owl

local Little Owl

Sedge Warbler 1st Field

Reed Bunting 1st Field

Hobby over Wassand – John Sanders

8th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Bittern
Little Egret
Hobby
2 Common tern
Mediterranean Gull
Green Woodpecker
Grasshopper Warbler

recordshot of Bittern – Bill Harkleroad

Chimney Sweep in 1st Field

Hobby over 2nd Field

7th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

c160 Canada Goose
Little Egret
Hobby
Redshank
2 Common Tern
c300 Swift

6th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Little Egret
3+ Common Tern
Arctic Tern
2 Crossbill south

Hornsea seawatach 17:00-19:00 (RL et al)

16 Manx Shearwater
2 Little Tern north
sum’plumaged Red-throated Diver on sea

Grimston seawtach in evening (TI)

Puffin
4 Manx Shearwater north
Arctic Skua south
good no’s Gannet, Fulmar, Kiitiwakes and Auks

5th June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

6 Shoveler
Red crested Pochard
Little Egret
Fulmar blogging during the morning
Hobby
8 Lapwing

3 Manx Shearwater north 15:00-17:00 (RL)

4 Little Tern off Holpmton (RL)

3rd June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Red crested Pochard
Little Egret
3 Hobby
4 Little Gull (all 1s)
1s Mediterranean Gull
Little Tern seen for about 5 minutes before flying north-east 08.40
Grasshopper Warbler

Hornsea Seawatch 15:00-17:00 (RL et al)

3 Manx Shearwater
100+ Fulmar
Gannet in good no’s
1 Dunlin north

phonescoped Grasshopper Warbler at the Mere – Jon Lamplough

Fulmar north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Fulmar north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

beautiful June day – Roy Lyon

2nd June – Hornsea Mere, Southside

130 Greylag Goose
Egyptian Goose
Red crested Pochard
3 Grey Heron
Hobby
5 Little Gull (all 1s)

1st June – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

Red-crested Pochard
2 Mandarin
2+ Hobby
7 Dunlin
1 Black-tailed Godwit
Common Sandpiper
1 Sandwich Tern early afternoon then flew east
1 Common Tern
4 1s Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull
3+ Hairy Dragonfly Heslop’s/Wassand

Hairy Dragonfly at Heslop’s

Black-tailed Godwit heading out east over the Mere

Hobby over Heslop’s

Mediterranean Gull over 2nd Field

singing Whitethroat at Ouzel Hedge

Common Buzzard over 2nd Field

Isolated May Sightings

31st May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Red crested Pochard
7 Pochard
3 Little Egret north
Hobby
Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Redshank
4 Little Gull (all 1s)
adult Kittiwake early morning
Barn Owl

30th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Pintail
2 Shelduck
Red crested Pochard
Fulmar blogging early morning
2 Hobby
12 Lapwing
Common Sandpiper
Curlew
3 Little Gull (1s)
Barn Owl

Marsh Warbler at Grimston this morning (TI)

Chiffchaff – Bill Harkleroad

House Sparrow 1st Field – Scott Chegg

House Sparrow 1st Field – Scott Chegg

Yellowhammer today in Seaton – Jon Lamplough

29th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Fulmar blogging over Swan Island late morning
105 Canada Goose
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
2 Pintail
3 Shoveler
4 Wigeon
Mandarin
Red crested Pochard
Ringtail Harrier flew north 8.10 at 1km+ distance
Hobby
13 Lapwing
Curlew
1s Little Gull
Kingfisher

recordshot of the Brent Goose – Bill Harkleroad

28th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Pintail
drake Garganey
Mandarin
Red crested Pochard
4 Little Egret south
Hobby
1s Little Gull

pale Common Buzzard in the Cowden/Aldbrough area – Ade Johnson

27th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

79 Canada Goose
2 Pintail
drake Garganey
4 drake Mandarin
female Red crested Pochard
Hobby
Greenshank
Little Gull

an odd couple – Scott Chegg

26th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Shoveler
33 Gadwall
3 Wigeon
drake Garganey
2 Teal
2 Mandarin
Red crested Pochard
Avocet
Curlew west
2 Hobby
3 Little Gull (all 1s)

25th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

7 Barnacle Goose
2 Pintail
female Red crested Pochard
Kingfisher

Avocets on a pool around Holderness – Ade Johnson

Avocet – Ade Johnson

Avocet – Ade Johnson

24th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Black-tailed Godwit
1s Little Gull
pair Pintail
fem Red-crested Pochard
Hobby

*of interest some images of some Little Tern (c17) movement blogging and moving north off Atwick and Hilston from 23rd and 24th (RL)

Little Terns – Roy Lyon

Little Terns – Roy Lyon

23rd May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

female Red crested Pochard
2 Little Egret
2 Avocet
2 Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Redshank
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Little Gull (1s)
Cuckoo

Black-tailed Godwit passing through the Mere – Jon Lamplough

recent Yellow Wagtail at the Mere – Steve Mason

Reed Bunting – Steve Mason

22nd May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Common Sandpiper
Mandarin
2 Little Gulls

Common Swift – Bill Harkleroad

21st May – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/Southside

2 Hobby
Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
2 Common Sandpiper
2 2s Mediterranean Gull
Goosander
Green Woodpecker

Peregrine over Cowden
4 Ringed Plover
4 Dunlin
Yellow Wagtail over

Hobby over Wassand – John Sanders

Kestrel over Wassand – John Sanders

recent image of a Little Egret at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

2 Dotterel from the Holderness coast fields from late April – Ade Johnson

Dotterel – Ade Johnson

Dotterel – Ade Johnson

19th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Pink-footed Goose
Shelduck
12 Pochard
Little Egret
11 Great crested Grebe
Red Kite
Hobby

buck Roe Deer in the Mere with no one near – Scott Chegg

Common Swift – Steve Mason

House Martin – Steve Mason

Linnet – Steve Mason

Yellowhammer – Steve Mason

14th May – Hornsea Mere, Southside exercise

Hobby
2 Litte Gull
White Wagtail

Hobby over 1st Field

13th May – An awakening in the Force at Hornsea Mere, Southside exercise

3 Hobby
2 Common Sandpiper
Grasshopper Warbler heard
1 Pink-footed Goose
4 Barnacle Goose
2 Shelduck

Isolated April Sightings

1st April – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

2 Shelduck
12 Shoveler
14 Teal
15 Pochard
2 Red-crested Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck
Redshank

recent Buck Roe Deer in Wassand – Steve Mason

March Sightings

31st March – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL,JC,JF)

2 1w Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
2 Mediterranean Gull (ad & 3cy)

singing Treecreeper – Jeff Cox

Treecreeper on the bounce – Jeff Cox

30th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JC)

23 Barnacle Goose
Kestrel
Common Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier

Long-tailed Tit in Wassand – Steve Mason

recent Goldcrest in Wassand – Steve Mason

28th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JC)

20 Barnacle Goose
9 Chiffchaff
Jay
2 Marsh Harrier
5 Grey Heron

recent Grey Heron from Wassand – Steve Mason

singing Dunnock – Jeff Cox

26th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

3 Shoveler
4 Teal
84 Wigeon
2 1w Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew off Swan island
2 Peregrine
Curlew
Snipe

Hornsea south cliffs (JC)

12 Golden Plover
Barn Owl
9 Skylark
11 Meadow Pipit
2 Moorhen
2 Gadwall

Golden Plovers on South cliff – Jeff Cox

Comma on the Trans Pennine trail – Steve Mason

25th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

Shelduck
14 Shoveler
90 Wigeon
7 Teal
24 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck
Peregrine
Kingfisher

recent Marsh Harrier from Wassand – Steve Mason

Great crested Grebe on the Mere – Steve Mason

Great crested Grebe on the Mere – Steve Mason

24th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JC)

Redhead Smew
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Common Buzzard
Kestrel
Green Woodpecker heard

Black-headed Gull off 1st Field – Justin Foradip

recent Common Buzzard – Steve Mason

23rd March – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL,JC) Kirkholme Point is closed for the foreseeable future

118 Wigeon
7 Teal
19 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck
280 Goldeneye
Little Egret
Peregrine
Snipe

Common Buzzard over the Southside – Jeff Cox

Sparrowhawk in Wassand – Steve Mason

Jay in Wassand – Steve Mason

Redwing in Wassand – Steve Mason

22nd March – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/KP/Northside (JL,AJ)

Shelduck
8 Shoveler
118 Wigeon
15 Teal
Mandarin
2 1w Long-tailed Duck south of KP
redhead Smew Wassand
2 Goosander
drake Red-breasted Merganser
Peregrine
3cy Mediterranean Gull
Stonechat KP

please note Kirkholme Point will be closed for foreseeable future.

21st March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP (JL,JC,MR,AJ,RL)

3 Shoveler
132 Wigeon
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew Wassand
Goshawk Wassand
2 Snipe
3cy Mediterranean Gull
Kingfisher

Goshawk and Common Buzzard over Wassand late morning

Goshawk and Common Buzzard over Wassand late morning

20th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/Northside (JL,LI)

56 Wigeon
2 1w Long-tailed Duck south of KP
redhead Smew from Wassand hide
2 Little Grebe
Goshawk from Wassand Hide
Peregrine
Mink 1st field

Goshawk at the Mere this morning from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Goshawk at the Mere – Steve Mason

Goshawk at the Mere – Steve Mason

Goshawk mobbed by Marsh Harrier over Wassand/Decoy – Steve Mason

Goshawk mobbed by Marsh Harrier over Wassand/Decoy – Steve Mason

Goshawk mobbed by Marsh Harrier over Wassand/Decoy – Steve Mason

19th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP/Northside (JL,JC)

30+ Whooper Swan (11 mid morning off Swan island, with 30 present until late afternoon)
Pintail
2 Shoveler
98 Wigeon
230 Tufted Duck
15 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck
380 Goldeneye
redhead Smew from Wassand hide
Redshank
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
Mink seen on 4 occasions from KP/Swan Island/Northside

Whooper Swans over the Mere – Jon Lamplough

18th March – Hornsea Mere, Northside/Wassand/Southside (JL)

8 Shoveler
30 Wigeon
13 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off 1st/2nd field
redhead Smew from Wassand hide
2 Goosander from Wassand hide
6 Chiffchaff
Mink

17th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside/Wassand (JL)

132 Wigeon
Mandarin
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
Red Kite over Wassand (CC)
Mink 2nd field

Red Kite over Wassand/Decoy – Chris Cox

Peregrine over Decoy/Wassand – Steve Mason

Curlew over Wassand – Steve Mason

upto 5 Common Buzzard seen from Wassand Hide – Chris Cox

male Marsh Harrier – Chris Cox

pair Marsh Harrier – Chris Cox

Chiffchaff in Wassand – Steve Mason

16th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand (JL)

7 Teal
12 Pochard
245 Goldeneye
2 1w Long-tailed Duck south of KP
redhead Smew off Lady island early morning before flying into Decoy
Goosander
4 Grey Heron
4 Oystercatcher
Woodcock north over KP

15th March – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/Southside/Northside (JL)

3 Shoveler
Mandarin
9 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck south of KP
redhead Smew from Wassand hide
4 Great crested Grebe
3 Lesser black-backed Gull
Kingfisher

14th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand (JL,JC,RL,EH)

2 1w Long-tailed Duck south of KP
245 Goldeneye
redhead Smew from Wassand hide
Goosander
Little Egret
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
*of interest a probable Noctule Bat was photographed around Wassand yesterday

probable Noctule Bat over Wassand – Steve Mason

probable Noctule Bat over Wassand – Steve Mason

probable Noctule Bat over Wassand – Steve Mason

probable Noctule Bat over Wassand – Steve Mason

probable Noctule Bat over Wassand – Steve Mason

redhead Smew from Wassand – Roy Lyon

Lesser-black backed Gull on Swan Island – Roy Lyon

Long-tailed Duck on the Mere – Roy Lyon

13th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand (JL,JC,LI)

Shelduck
61 Wigeon
240 Tufted Duck
2 1w Long-tailed Duck
270 Goldeneye
redhead Smew off Lady island early am before flying to Decoy
4 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
4 Oystercatcher
2 Otter
Mink KP jetties
Rock Pipit 1st Field

Rock Pipit on 1st Field shoreline – Jeff Cox

Rock Pipit on 1st Field shoreline – Jeff Cox

Rock Pipit on 1st Field shoreline – Jeff Cox

Mink on the jetties – Jon Lamplough

Mink on the jetties – Jon Lamplough

12th March – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/Southside/Northside (JL,JC)

4 Whooper Swan east out of Decoy
24 Pink-footed Goose
2 1w Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew flew into Decoy
4 Marsh Harrier
2w Mediterranean Gull

Whooper Swan heading through the Mere – Jon Lamplough

Little Egret at the local Tesco’s – Justin Foradip

Little Egret at the local Tesco’s – Justin Foradip

11th March – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/KP/Northside (JL)

24 Pink-footed Goose
7 Teal
1w Long-tailed Duck off 1st field
redhead Smew from Wassand hide
3 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Redwing
2 Chiffchaff

10th March – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

Pintail
290 Wigeon
1w Long-tailed Duck off 2nd field
Goosander
Little Egret
Kingfisher

drake Pintail – Jon lamplough

9th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside/Wassand (JL)

Pink-footed Goose
2 Egyptian Goose
7 Shoveler
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
3 Great crested Grebe
3 Oystercatcher
Barn Owl

2 Red Kite through south together at Grimston (TI)
male Stonechat
Chiffchaff

Egyptian Geese through Wassand – Steve Mason

Marsh Harriers performing in Wassand – Steve Mason

Greylags in Wassand – Steve Mason

8th March – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/KP (JL)

22 Teal
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew from Wassand hide
3 Marsh Harrier

pair Red-crested Pochard – Justin Foradip

pair Red-crested Pochard – Justin Foradip

7th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,JC)

17 Gadwall
6 Shoveler
2 Red-crested Pochard from Wassand hide
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew west end
Peregrine
Siskin

Great Spotted Woodpecker – Steve Mason

Song Thrush – Steve Mason

Dunnock – Steve Mason

Great Spotted Woodpecker – Steve Mason

6th March – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/KP/Northside (JL)

2 Egyptian Goose
15 Gadwall
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew
2 Goosander
2 Little Egret
6 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
650 Black headed Gull west early morning
2w Mediterranean Gull west early morning
1460 Common Gull west early morning
Lesser black-backed Gull

Gadwall – Steve Mason

Gadwall – Steve Mason

Marsh Harrier – Steve Mason

Blue Tit – Steve Mason

Goldcrest – Steve Mason

5th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,RL)

Pink-footed Goose
82 Greylag Goose
Shelduck
11 Gadwall
2 Shoveler
127 Wigeon
4 Teal
female Scaup off KP
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside
3 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
3 Lapwing
Curlew south
Lesser black-backed Gull

6 Barnacle Goose at Fraisthorpe (RL et al)

Mink on KP – Jeff Cox

Mink on KP – Jeff Cox

4th March – Southside/KP/Northside/Wassand (JL)

67 Greylag Goose
2 Shelduck
109 Wigeon
female Scaup off KP
302 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside
drake Goosander
2 Bittern from Wassand hide (SM)
2w Mediterranean Gull

2 Bittern down Decoy Channel – Steve Mason

Bittern – Steve Mason

Bittern – Steve Mason

3rd March – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside/Southside/Wassand (JL,JC)

c340 Pink-footed Goose north west
50 Wigeon
female Scaup off KP
294 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
320 Goldeneye
redhead Smew in Decoy
2 Marsh Harrier

Marsh Harrier – Jeff Cox

Marsh Harrier – Jeff Cox

Marsh Harrier – Jeff Cox

Marsh Harrier – Jeff Cox

2nd March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL)

64 Greylag Goose
123 Pink-footed Goose north-west
Shelduck
16 Gadwall
4 Shoveler
83 Wigeon
7 Teal
female Scaup between KP – Swan island
322 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew
Little Grebe
ad Mediterranean Gull
Barn Owl
Kingfisher

pair Jackdaw – Steve Mason

Wren – Steve Mason

Canada Gees through Wassand – Steve Mason

Pheasant – Steve Mason

1st March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

female Scaup north side of KP
330 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
4+ Buzzard
2 Peregrine
Curlew

Common Buzzards – Jon Lamplough

February Sightings

29th February – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

female Scaup north of KP
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
Little Egret
Peregrine

28th February – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL,JC)

2 Pintail
6 Shoveler
27 Wigeon
female Scaup north side of Swan island
291 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew
2 Oystercatcher

pair of Oystercatchers back around the Mere – Jeff Cox

Oystercatcher – Justin Foradip

27th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP (JL,JC)

female Scaup north of KP
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew near boundary signs off Lady island
2 Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
Kestrel
Green Woodpecker
2 Egyptian Goose going east past Decoy hide
13 Lapwing flying west
5 Cetti’s Warbler

c40 Red-throated Diver off Hornsea (RL et al)

Egyptian Geese heading east over the Mere – Jeff Cox

Long-tailed Tit – Jeff Cox

Common Buzzard – Jeff Cox

ringed Black-headed Gull on KP – Jon Lamplough

Grey Seal off Atwick attempting to eat a White Skate – Roy Lyon

26th February – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

4 Shoveler
female Scaup off KP
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
Peregrine

Scaup off Kirkholme Point – Jon Lamplough

25th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

4 Shoveler
female Scaup off Tree island
2 1w Long-tailed Duck south of KP
c55 Golden Plover
Redshank

24th February – Hornsea Mere, Northside (JL)

23 Wigeon
356 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
Peregrine

23rd February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

2 Shoveler
female Scaup south side of Swan island
411 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
3 Marsh Harrier
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
3 Otter

upto 3 Otters seen around the Mere currently, not all show like this today though – Jon Lamplough

Otter at the Mere – Jon Lamplough

22nd February – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL,RL,EH)

2 Shoveler
female Scaup north side of KP
redhead Smew
324 Pochard
1w Long-tailed Duck north side of KP
2 Great crested Grebe
Peregrine
Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
2 Oystercatcher

cream-crown Marsh Harrier – Roy Lyon

redhead Smew on the Mere – Roy Lyon

21st February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

female Scaup north of KP
ad Mediterranean Gull west early morning
Barn Owl
Mink

1 of 2 Barn Owl at Lissett 20/02 – Roy Lyon

c30 Red-throated Diver off Hornsea 20/02 – Roy Lyon

19th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,JC,RL,EH)

2 Shoveler
female Scaup west of Swan island
340 Pochard
1w Long-tailed Duck east side of Swan island
225 Goldeneye
redhead Smew northside
5 Grey Heron
Red Kite over Rolston 08:44 (GR), Cowden 09:15 (AJ) and Grimston 09:33 (TI)
Peregrine
3 Oystercatcher
c230 Golden Plover
3 Otter north of Swan island late afternoon
2 Green Woodpecker

redhead Smew on the Mere – Erich Hediger

Otter from Seaton Road hide – Erich Hediger

singing Yellowhammer – Jeff Cox

Wassand Woods – Justin Foradip

Wassand Woods – Justin Foradip

18th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

35 Wigeon
23 Teal
female Scaup north of Swan island
284 Pochard
1w Long-tailed Duck east side of Swan island
redhead Smew north side
5+ Grey Heron
Red Kite west
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Peregrine
Oystercatcher
1+ Kingfisher

17th February – Hornsea Mere (JL)

female Scaup
Peregrine

Turnstone on Hornsea seafront – Jeff Cox

Turnstone on Hornsea seafront – Jeff Cox

16th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

1w Long-tailed Duck east side of Swan island
redhead Smew northside
7 Lapwing

Skylark at south cliffs _ Jeff Cox

15th February – Hornsea Mere, KP (MR)

1 Long-tailed Duck off jetties
Chiffchaff by KP entrance gate

14th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,JC)

2 Shoveler
16 Teal
redhead Smew
Scaup
2 Long-tailed Duck still off jetties
Oystercatcher on Swan Island
Marsh Harrier

13 Sanderling
5 Turnstone on Hornsea beach

early morning sun on the the Mere edge – Jeff Cox

Sanderling on Hornsea beach – Jeff Cox

Scaup on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

9th February – Hornsea seafront 13:30-15:30 (RL et al)

50+ Red-throated Diver
15+ Sanderling
many auks and Gannets

Red-throated Diver off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Sanderling on Hornsea beach – Roy Lyon

8th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

female Scaup near Tree island
234 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off jetties
Red Kite south
3 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Oystercatcher KP

male Marsh Harrier from Wassand – Steve Mason

male Marsh Harrier from Wassand – Steve Mason

male Marsh Harrier from Wassand – Steve Mason

male Marsh Harrier from Wassand – Steve Mason

7th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,LI)

Pintail
74 Gadwall
2 Shoveler
3 Teal
282 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew off 2nd field
Little Egret Stream dyke
Oystercatcher KP
ad Mediterranean Gull off 1st field
c1500 Common Gull late afternoon

6th February – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

c140 Pink-footed Goose north
female Scaup by Tree island
308 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew north of Swan island mid morning, west of Swan island late afternoon
2 Marsh Harrier
Barn Owl southside

5th February – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,JC)

6 Whooper Swan off 1st field late afternoon then flew north-east
200+ Pink-footed Goose north in 2 skeins
2+ Egyptian Goose
54 Gadwall
58 Wigeon
8 Teal
female Scaup off Swan island
380 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside (on Swan island spit at dawn)
Snipe
3 Marsh Harrier
Fieldfare
2 Redwing
2 Green Woodpecker
150+ Linnet by Ouzel Hedge

Linnets by Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox

Linnet by Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox

Long-tailed Duck still by the jetties – Justin Foradip

4th February – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

female Scaup SE side of Swan island
377 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew north of Swan island

ad Common Gull from KP – Jon lamplough

3rd February – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

41 Gadwall
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2 Marsh Harrier
Kingfisher
2 Otter north of Swan Island mid afternoon

Grey Heron from Wassand – Steve Mason

Long-tailed Tit from Wassand – Steve Mason

2nd February – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/KP/Northside (JL)

Bittern from Wassand hide
45 Wigeon
female Scaup off Swan island
361 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
489 Goldeneye
redhead Smew northside
2 Great crested Grebe
*of interest noteworthy high counts of Pochard and Goldeneye today

January Sightings

31st January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

63 Wigeon
female Scaup SE side of Swan island
259 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Ducks off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2 Marsh Harrier

redhead Smew on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

30th January – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

85 Greylag Goose
female Scaup SE side of Swan island
2 1w Long-tailed Ducks off KP jetties

29th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

female Scaup SE side of Swan island
2 1w Long-tailed Ducks of KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2cy Caspian Gull from 15:45 (RA)
Peregrine Swan island

1w Long-tailed Duck off the jetties – Jon Lamplough

28th January – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew
2 Great crested Grebe
Kingfisher

Goldeneye on the jetties – Jon Lamplough

27th January – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

121 Greylag Goose
female Scaup south side of Swan island
233 Pochard
1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew off 2nd field
3 Marsh Harriers
Peregrine Swan island

26th January – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/KP/Northside (JL)

2 Pink-footed Goose
Shelduck
36 Teal
female Scaup south side of Swan island
306 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck south side of KP
redhead Smew off 2nd field
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Otter from Wassand hide

South cliffs and beach (JC)

6 Meadow Pipit
3 Skylark, one singing
pair Stonechat
16 Sanderling
2 Turnstone

Turnstone – Jeff Cox

pair Stonechat at South cliffs – Jeff Cox

25th January – Hornsea Mere, Wassand/KP/Northside (JL,JC,LB)

151 Barnacle Goose
45 Gadwall
female Scaup south side of Swan island
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew off Swan island
2 Goosander
Peregrine Swan island
2 Fieldfare
Green Woodpecker heard
200+ Linnet

24th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,MR)

193 Greylag Goose
female Scaup south side of Swan island
274 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew south side of Swan island mid morning
Snipe
Grey Wagtail KP
Kingfisher

23rd January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

Pink-footed Goose
3 Egyptian Goose
female Scaup SE side of Swan island
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside

male Marsh Harrier – Steve Mason

22nd January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

50 Canada goose
324 Pochard
female Scaup off SE side of Swan island
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew north of Swan island
2 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine

21st January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside
2 Kingfisher

20th January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew west of Swan island

19th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,LB)

140 Greylag Goose
Pink-footed Goose
72 Gadwall
74 Wigeon
26 Teal
284 Pochard
1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2 Goosander
Peregrine
Kingfisher

Goldcrest – Steve Mason

18th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

4 Egyptian Goose
female Scaup off Swan island
1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside
4 Grey Heron
Redshank
Red Kite over Wassand (SM)

Red Kite over Wassand – Steve Mason

drake Goldeneye on the Mere – Steve Mason

Otter from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Otter from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

16th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

Pink-footed Goose
56 Gadwall
51 Teal
female Scaup west of Swan island
370 Tufted Duck
272 Pochard
1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
470 Coot
2 Mediterranean Gull (both 2w)

15th January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2 Mediterranean Gull (ad & 2w)
2w Glaucous Gull west over Seaton

14th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,RL,PS)

Pink-footed Goose
Shelduck
3 Shoveler
285 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside + close off 2nd field in afternoon

13th January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

16 Teal
female Scaup west of Swan island
297 Pochard
2 1w Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew west of Swan island
2 Marsh Harrier
2w Mediterranean Gull
3 Otter seen together from Wassand Hide mid morning (SM)

12th January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

43 Canada Goose
72 Wigeon
307 Pochard
2 Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
270 Goldeneye
redhead Smew north side

Red-throated Diver off Hornsea seafront – Roy Lyon

11th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

91 Wigeon
14 Teal
female Scaup north of Swan island
275 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside

10th January – Hornsea Mere, KP (JC)

2 Long-tailed Duck
196 Pochard
2 Grey Heron
Kingfisher

Sanderling on Hornsea beach today – Jeff Cox

9th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

female Scaup north of Swan island
294 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew north of Swan island
2 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine

Long-tailed Tit in Wassand – Steve Mason

part of the Barnacle Goose flock over the Mere – Steve Mason

Kestrel at the Mere – Steve Mason

8th January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

82 Gadwall
291 Wigeon
63 Teal
278 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside

Roe Deer near the Mere early in the year – Steve Mason

Great Spotted Woodpecker in Wassand – Steve Mason

7th January – Hornsea Mere, Northside/Wassand (JL,JC,RL,EH)

1 Long-tailed Duck off jetties
redhead Smew NW of Swan Island
2 Marsh Harrier
Green Woodpecker
3 Jay

Green Woodpecker in Wassand – Roy Lyon

male Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Roy Lyon

male Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Roy Lyon

Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Roy Lyon

6th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL)

158 Greylag Goose
31 Teal
female Scaup off Swan island
242 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
212 Goldeneye
redhead Smew northside
Little Egret
2 Peregrine
adult Mediterranean Gull

5th January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL,RL,ML,JC)

c146 Barnacle Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Pintail
5 Shoveler
129 Gadwall
119 Wigeon
53 Teal
3 female Scaup off KP/Swan island
145 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
192 Goldeneye
redhead Smew north of Swan island
Red Kite southside
220+ Linnet by Ouzel Hedge
4+ Yellowhammer
4 Bullfinch
3 Greenfinch

juv Long-tailed Duck off the jetties – Roy Lyon

4th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,JC,MI,BMJ,LB)

Pintail
93 Gadwall
13 Teal
2 female Scaup west of Swan island
250 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
180 Goldeneye
redhead Smew northside
2 Great crested Grebe
244 Cormorant
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker heard
5 Yellowhammer

3rd January – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

Pink-footed Goose
Shelduck
Pintail
11 Shoveler
2 female Scaup west of Swan island
216 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2 Great crested Grebe
2w Mediterranean Gull off 1st field
Kingfisher

Tundra Bean Goose south at Grimston (TI)
ad Med Gull
2 Peregrine

redhead Smew still present on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

2nd January – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

Pintail
13 Shoveler
19 Teal
2 female Scaup north of Tree island
190 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
2 Marsh Harrier
12 Bullfinch at Heslop’s (LB)

1st January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,MI)

3 Shoveler
172 Gadwall
111 Wigeon
17 Teal
2 female Scaup off Tree island
102 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
Peregrine
Kingfisher

all is quiet on New Years Day, Kestrel from 2nd Field – Jon Lamplough

December Sightings

31st December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

32 Canada Goose
102 Gadwall
319 Wigeon
5 Shoveler
female Scaup west of Swan island
145 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside
2 Goosander
Peregrine
Kingfisher

30th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Southside/Wassand (JC,JF)

2 Long-tailed Duck off KP
Kingfisher
5 Cetti’s Warbler
3 Song Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
20+ Long-tailed Tit
2 Goldcrest
2 Jay
4+ Great Spotted Woodpecker
146 Barnacle Goose

Long-tailed Tit from the Mere – Jeff Cox

Common Buzzard around 1st Field – Jeff Cox

Song Thrush from the Mere today – Justin Foradip

Grey Squirrel in Wassand – Jeff Cox

29th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

5 Shoveler
101 Gadwall
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP
21 Lapwing
Kingfisher

drake Long-tailed Duck + pair Eider north off Hornsea (RL,ML)

Common Gull at the Mere – Alan Walkington

28th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

2 Shoveler
147 Wigeon
131 Teal
female Scaup off KP
111 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP
226 Goldeneye
redhead Smew northside
2 Peregrine Swan island
12 Lapwing

27th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

Pintail
443 Wigeon
48 Teal
female Scaup north of Swan island
104 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off jetties
195 Goldeneye
redhead Smew northside
Peregrine
2w Mediterranean Gull
Kingfisher

26th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

Pintail
320 Wigeon
female Scaup northside
2 juv Long-tailed Duck KP
redhead Smew along Northside
11 Lapwing
Kingfisher

25th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

Pintail
475 Wigeon
female Scaup
130 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew

redhead Smew on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

24th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

176 Wigeon
125 Pochard
female Scaup north of Tree island
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off jetties
redhead Smew northside
Bittern flew to reedbed on SE side
Kingfisher
Otter
*KP is closed until the 27th December

23rd December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

c140 Barnacle Goose
139 Gadwall
36 Teal
female Scaup
97 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck
150 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
Kingfisher

22nd December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL,JC)

41 Canada Goose
62 Grey-lag Goose
2 Pintail
145 Gadwall
82 Wigeon
female Scaup off Tree island
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off jetties
redhead Smew
Peregrine
Kingfisher

2 juv Long-tailed Ducks off the jetties – Jeff Cox

2 juv Long-tailed Ducks off the jetties – Jeff Cox

2 juv Long-tailed Ducks off the jetties – Justin Foradip

21st December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

135 Gadwall
16 Teal
159 Pochard
female Scaup off Tree island
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off jetties
redhead Smew north side of KP mid morning
drake Goosander
*of interest a sighting of ringed Black-headed Gull (adult 3 years +) on KP courtesy of Mike Ibbotson. Yellow colour ring T4CW, ringed 22/06/19 at Zalew Mietkowaki, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

20th December – Hornsea Mere, Wassand Hide (JL)

11 Whooper Swan
Kingfisher
Otter

19th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

196 Wigeon
124 Teal
175 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside
Kingfisher

Kingfisher at the Mere today – Jon Lamplough

18th December – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

Long-tailed Duck off jetties
Little Egret

16th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

Pink-footed Goose
44 Teal
169 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck from KP
redhead Smew west of Swan island
Kingfisher

pair Mute Swans from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

15th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

107 Teal
420 Tufted Duck
181 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck (KP jetties and east side of Swan island)
110 Goldeneye
redhead Smew northside

14th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,JC)

c151 Barnacle Goose
5 Pink-footed Goose west
2 Pintail
116 Gadwall
8 Shoveler
115 Teal
187 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck (1 off jetties, 1 off 1st field)
redhead Smew northside

drake Goldeneye on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

4 Whooper Swan at Hornsea Lakes nr South Cliffs
2 Bullfinch

4 Whooper Swans at Hornsea Lakes – Jeff Cox

birds on a wire at Hornsea – Jeff Cox

13th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL,JC,MI)

18 Mute Swan
2 Pintail
4 Shoveler
360 Wigeon
33 Teal
female Scaup off KP
177 Pochard
2 juv Long-tailed Duck off KP
redhead Smew northside
Little Egret
Peregrine
Redshank
Snipe
Kingfisher

12th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

c540 Wigeon
140 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
Kingfisher

11th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

320 Wigeon
34 Teal
168 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2 Goosander Heslops

ringtail Hen Harrier flew north at Grimston late morning (TI)

10th December – Hornsea Mere, Northside (JL)

27 Teal
redhead Smew
1+ Peregrine
Kingfisher

Fox in Wassand – Steve Mason

Roe Deer in Wassand – Steve Mason

Turnstones on south beach – Steve Mason

9th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

48 Teal
juv Long-tailed Duck KP
redhead Smew
2 Peregrine Swan island

8th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

Whooper Swan
161 Gadwall
33 Teal
117 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck KP jetties
redhead Smew off Lady island

Whooper Swan with Mute Swans – Steve Mason

Whooper Swan on the Mere – Steve Mason

7th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

Whooper Swan
c140 Barnacle Goose
7 Pintail
2 Shoveler
135 Gadwall
120 Wigeon
31 Teal
88 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off Swan island/KP jetties
redhead Smew on northside
2 Marsh Harrier
5 Meadow Pipit 1st field

6th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL)

2 Egyptian Goose west
2 Shoveler
82 Gadwall
414 Wigeon
17 Teal
redhead Smew off Lady island
Goosander
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Redshank
2w Mediterranean Gull

5th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

104 Gadwall
c90 Wigeon
16 Teal
83 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew

Long-tailed Duck off the jetties today – Dicky Ticker

Long-tailed Duck off the jetties today – Dicky Ticker

4th December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

86 Gadwall
66 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off jetties
redhead Smew off Heslops at dusk
Little Egret
Peregrine

3rd December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL,JC,TI)

61 Teal
2 Scaup Tree island
juv Long-tailed Duck KP
redhead Smew
Jay
Chiffchaff calling along Atwick Road, Hornsea

3 Whooper Swan south over Mappleton around 09:00 (TI)

Long-tailed Duck off the jetties – Pete Martin

Long-tailed Duck off the jetties – Alan Walkington

2nd December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

c45 Pink-footed Goose west
drake Scaup near Tree island
juv Long-tailed Duck KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
Little Egret
Peregrine

1st December – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

46 Pink-footed Goose north
107 Gadwall
2 Scaup
70 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off Kirkholme jetties
redhead Smew
Goosander
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Peregrine Swan island
Kingfisher

Great White Egret present at West Carlton (AJ)

Peregrine Falcon on Swan Island – Jon Lamplough

male Peregrine on Swan Island today – Jon Lamplough

Long-tailed Duck off the jetties – Jon Lamplough

November Sightings

30th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

17 Pink-footed Goose
Pintail
2 Scaup off Tree island
juv Long-tailed Duck KP
redhead Smew north side of Swan island
2 Little Egret
c70 Lapwing
Kingfisher
Chiffchaff 2nd field

29th November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

c120 Pink-footed Goose south
2 Scaup KP
juv Long-tailed Duck KP jetties
redhead Smew

redhead Smew – Jon Lamplough

28th November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

c260 Grey-lag Goose
100 Gadwall
169 Wigeon
2 Scaup (ad drake & 1w drake) KP
70 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew northside
2+ Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Otter

1w drk and drk Scaup on the Mere today – Jon Lamplough

27th November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

64 Gadwall
87 Wigeon
1w drake Scaup KP
46 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew north side

25th November – Barmston (PM)

25+ Twite on the beach

Sanderling on Hornsea south beach – Steve Mason

Turnstone on Hornsea south beach – Steve Mason

Oystercatcher off Hornsea – Steve Mason

Great-black backed Gull off south beach Hornsea – Steve Mason

24th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,JC)

10 Teal
Scaup
460 Tufted Duck
47 Pochard
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
160 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
Kingfisher
30 Reed Bunting
3+ Yellowhammer

23rd November – Hornsea Mere, Northside/KP (JL,JC,RL,EH)

140+ Barnacle Goose
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew
6 Sanderling Hornsea south beach
Peregrine

redhead Smew – Roy Lyon

redhead Smew along the Northside – Erich Hediger

Long-tailed Duck still from the jetties/East End – Roy Lyon

Long-tailed Duck still from the jetties/East End – Roy Lyon

22nd November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

2 White-fronted Goose south
Shelduck
Scaup KP
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew

21st November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

157 Wigeon
2 Scaup KP
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew

1w drake Scaup from KP – Jon Lamplough

20th November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL,MR)

2 Scaup KP
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew
drake Goosander

redhead Smew mainly seen along the Northside of the Mere – Jon Lamplough

recent pic of a Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Steve Mason

cock Pheasant in Wassand – Steve Mason

belated pic of a Grass Snake in Wassand – Steve Mason

19th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,TI,MR)

White-fronted Goose flew north 07.10
Scaup off KP/Swan Island
juv Long-tailed Duck off KP jetties
redhead Smew
Little Egret
Snipe
3+ Water Rail
2 Marsh Harrier
Kingfisher
6+ Pied Wagtail flooded area of Heslops’s
Grey Wagtail
Chiffchaff at KP
6+ Siskin at KP
Otter

juv Long-tailed Duck by the jetties at KP – Jon Lamplough

juv Long-tailed Duck by the jetties at KP, KP closed this afternoon – Jon Lamplough

18th November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

c170 Pink-footed Goose south + approx 130 south over Far Grange (JH)
Scaup
juv Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
drake Goosander
3 Marsh Harrier
2 Kingfisher

juv Long-tailed Duck by the jetties at KP – Alan Elkin

17th November – Hornsea Mere (JL)

redhead Smew
2 Goosander

6 Whooper Swans in stubble field south of Barmston (PM)

16th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

31 Teal
juv Long-tailed Duck
206 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
Kingfisher
Chiffchaff
Otter

15th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL)

113 Pochard
2 Scaup
redhead Smew
drake Goosander
Slavonian Grebe off 2nd field/Heslops
2 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Kingfisher

Kingfisher at the Mere – Jon Lamplough

14th November – Hornsea Mere, Northside (JL)

redhead Smew
3 Little Egret

13th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,MR,JC)

10 Whooper Swan briefly off 2nd field
107 Pochard
Scaup from KP
Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
Snipe
Kingfisher
Mink

Grimston (TI)

Pallas’s Warbler – the elusive individual seen briefly several times between 12:30-14:30
2+ Chiffchaff

Pallas’s Warbler at Grimston

Pallas’s Warbler at Grimston

Whooper Swans late afternoon at the Mere – Jon Lamplough

12th November – Hornsea Mere, Northside/KP (JL)

30 Teal
77 Pochard
2 Common Scoter
juvenile Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew

11th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL,MR)

3 Whooper Swan off 1st Field in afternoon, flew south 15:20
3 Common Scoter off 2nd Field
redhead Smew
3 Marsh Harrier
3 Kestrel
Tawny Owl

12 Twite at Barmston in afternoon (PM)

Whooper Swans checking out of the Mere

Night shift workers in 2nd Field, always cranky

10th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

9 Whooper Swan off 1st Field then flew west
58 Pink-footed Goose south
redhead Smew
Otter

Hornsea seawatch 06:52-10:06 (JL,JC)

Teal 17 north
Wigeon 3 north, 20 south
Goldeneye 1 north
Eider 4 north
Common Scoter 22 north, 30 south
Red-throated Diver 4 north, 5 south
Pomarine Skua 2 juv north
Little Auk 1 north

Grimston (TI)

Pallas’s Warbler till midday
2 Blackcap
2+ Chiffchaff
Redpoll sp.
Kingfisher

Common Buzzard over Grimston

Chiffchaff at Grimston

9th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,MR,JC)

4 Whooper Swan briefly then flew north
108 Pochard
4 Scaup
juv Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
Little Egret
2+ Snipe
Redshank
3 Marsh Harrier
Tawny Owl
2 Kingfisher
2+ Chiffchaff (inc 1 giving a tristis type call in Heslop’s)

5 Whooper Swan (4ads + juv) at West Carlton late morning
2 Redshank, 250+ Lapwing

often heard and seldom seen at the Mere, Tawny Owl along the southside – Jon Lamplough

Tawny Owl at the Mere – Jeff Cox

Stonechat at Aldbrough – Roy Lyon

Stonechat at Aldbrough – Roy Lyon

Barn Owl at Aldbrough – Roy Lyon

8th November – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL)

62 Teal
75 Pochard
3 Scaup KP
juv Long-tailed Duck KP
redhead Smew

Hornsea seawatch 06:50-07:25

Little Auk north

7th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

juv Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
drake Goosander
Peregrine

redhead Smew on the Mere today – Jon Lamplough

6th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,JC,AE,MR)

44 Whooper Swan south (3,8,18,15)
229 (150,79) Pink-footed Goose south
45 Teal
3 Scaup KP
redhead Smew north west of Swan island
juv Long-tailed Duck west of Swan island, off 2nd field late afternoon
Spotted Redshank flew north
4 Snipe
Little Egret
4 Marsh Harrier
Chiffchaff 2nd Field
7+ Skylark
2 Bullfinch

Whooper Swans heading south over 2nd Field

part of the group of 18 Whooper Swans on the Mere late morning – Alan Elkin

upto 200 Siskin dropped in at Aldbrough today, birds also noted at Cowden and the Mere – Ade Johnson

Siskin – Bill Harkleroad

5th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside/KP (JL,MR,MT)

60+ Pink-footed Goose south over Mere
2 Pintail
90+ Teal
1+ Scaup
94 Pochard
redhead Smew
2 Goosander
juv Long-tailed Duck
4 Marsh Harrier
30+ Siskin over East end

Hornsea seawatch 14:00-16:00 (RL et al)

2 Arctic Skua south
1 Little Auk south
3 Kittiwake north
3 Goldeneye north
52 Common Scoter north

Common Scoters passing north off Hornsea this afternoon – Roy Lyon

Grimston early am seawatch (TI)

9 Pomarine Skua
Arctic Skua
Bonxie
Great Northern Diver south
2 Red-breasted Merganser
7 Goldeneye
2 Velvet Scoter
Brent Goose

Mappleton 09:00-11:30 (MR,MT)

3 Brent Goose
2 Bonxie
1 Pomarine Skua
2 Little Auk north 11:10
2 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Long-tailed Duck
1 Woodcock in off onto clifftop

Roe Deer near the Mere, one looking at the others rear – Steve Mason

recent image of a Cormorant in Wassand – Steve Mason

4th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

69 Pochard
redhead Smew
juv Long-tailed Duck
Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Kingfisher

Flood water West Carlton to New Ellerby (MI)

500+ Wigeon
150+ Teal
15 Grey Heron
250+ Lapwing
35 Curlew
450+ Common Gull
350+ Black-headed Gull
2000 Starling

Kingfisher from the Mere – Jon Lamplough

3rd November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

White-fronted Goose flew east
350 Pink-footed Goose north + 60 south
3 Pintail
2 Scaup off KP
75 Pochard
redhead Smew off Heslops
Long-tailed Duck off Heslops
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier

Aldbrough (AJ,MI)

3 Snow Bunting in clifftop field
3 Pintail at West Carlton on flood (MI)

male Snow Bunting at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

2nd November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,JC)

146 Barnacle Goose
52 Teal
59 Pochard
140 Goldeneye
juv Long-tailed Duck
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Kingfisher
Stonechat 1st Field
3 Redwing
5 Meadow Pipit
4 Yellowhammer by Ouzel Hedge

Goldeneye over the Mere – Jeff Cox

Little Grebe on the Mere – Jeff Cox

October Sightings

31st October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL)

2 Shelduck
49 Teal
2 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
117 Goldeneye
redhead Smew late afternoon
Great white Egret flew east
Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine

30th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,JH)

2 Scaup
51 Pochard
Long tailed Duck
85 Goldeneye
5 Great white Egret (4 flew north early morning, 1 on Tree island mid afternoon, then flew to the west end)
2 Little Egret
4 Marsh Harrier

drake Scaup at West Carlton on flood (AJ)

recordshot of the drake Scaup at West Carlton – Ade Johnson

29th October – Hornsea seawatch 06:33-10:25 14:02-15:56 (JL)

dark-bellied Brent Goose 5 north
Pintail 2 north
Mallard 4 north
Wigeon 131 north, 33 south
Teal 118 north
Tufted Duck 8 north
Scaup 3 north
Goldeneye 16 north
Long tailed Duck 1 north
Common Scoter 894 north, 78 south
Velvet Scoter 1 north, 3 south
Eider 13 north
Red-throated Diver 25 north, 9 south
Great northern Diver 2 north
Great crested Grebe 3 north
Knot 1 south
Curlew 1 north
Pomarine Skua 2 north
Little Auk 38 north
Puffin 1 north
Black Guillemot 1 north (15.25)
Short-eared Owl 1 south

Mappleton 08:15-10:00 (MR)

7 Little Auks north
Great Northern Diver north
3 Velvet Scoter south
Scaup north
Red-breasted Merganser on sea

Cowden 15:00-16:20

3 Little Auk north (inc 1 on sea)
256+ Common Scoter north
Long-tailed Duck north
6 Eider
2 Short-eared Owl south

Hornsea Mere

3 Scaup off KP
Pintail
Long-tailed Duck off 1st Field/East end
3 Little Egret
Snipe

Aldbrough clifftop (AJ)

2 Snow Bunting

Great White Egret still at West Carlton

Snow Bunting at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

Snow Buntings at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

28th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,MR)

32 Whooper Swan south (7,9,11,1,4)
Pintail
3 Scaup
98 Goldeneye
3 Goosander
Great White Egret
3 Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Stonechat

Aldbrough clifftop (AJ)

1 Snow Bunting

1 Great White Egret at West Carlton

Great White Egret over the Mere – Alan Elkin

27th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL,JC)

82 Whooper Swan south (parties of 4,7,22,25,9,18)
56 Gadwall
66 Pochard
3 Scaup
37 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
10 Great crested Grebe
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
40 Lapwing south
Kingfisher

24 (15,9) Whooper Swans south off Hornsea seafront early morning
17 Sanderling

15 Whoopers heading south off Hornsea – Jeff Cox

18 Whooper Swans heading south over the Mere – Jeff Cox

Pied Wagtail on the jetties – Jeff Cox

26th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL,LB,JC)

7 Whooper Swan south
c100 Pink-footed Goose south
114 Shoveler
76 Pochard
fem Marsh Harrier
Great white Egret
3 Little Egret
Kingfisher

1 Great White Egret at West Carlton on flood (AJ)

Whooper Swans on the Mere – Simon Pugh

Whooper Swans on the Mere – Simon Pugh

Fox in Wassand – Simon Pugh

Otter in Wassand – Simon Pugh

25th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand (JL,JC,LB,CH)

c96 Whooper Swan south (parties of c30,1,61,4)
c100 Pink-footed Goose
2 Shelduck
80+ Teal
41 Pochard
3 Scaup KP
46 Goldeneye
2 Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Kingfisher
28 Lapwing south
25+ Bearded Tit seen at the west end of Wassand/Decoy
Stonechat

Lapwing over the Southside – Jeff Cox

Otter at the Mere today – Jeff Cox

24th October – Hornsea Mere, Kirkholme Point (JL)

3 Scaup
2 Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
adult Mediterranean Gull
Kingfisher
2 Stonechat

Cormorant from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Little Egret from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Wassand Wabbit – Steve Mason

23rd October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JC,JL)

144+ Barnacle Goose
Pintail
34 Teal
3 Scaup
36 Goldeneye
Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Peregrine at Cowden (PM)
Kestrel
good no’s of mixed finches by Ouzel Hedge

Greenfinch by Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox

Chaffinch by Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox

a Mere Kestrel – Jeff Cox

Grey Squirrel – Justin Foradip

22nd October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,LB,LI)

34 Whooper Swan by late afternoon (2,9,2,21)
redhead Smew from KP late afternoon
3 Scaup off KP
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Redshank
Kingfisher

21st October – Hornsea seawatch (JL)

7:25 – 10:10 & 15:07 – 16:40

Pintail 1 north
Mallard 2 north
Wigeon 135 north
Teal 71 north, 26 south
Tufted Duck 3 north
Eider 7 north
Goldeneye 4 north, 1 south
Red-breasted Merganser 1 north
Common Scoter 246 north, 16 south
Great crested Grebe 1 north
Red-throated Diver 10 north, 6 south
Manx Shearwater 1 north
Peregrine 1 north
Curlew 3 north
Great Skua 17 north
Pomarine Skua 1 juv north
Arctic Skua 1 north
Little Gull 1 north
Little Auk 12 north

additional seawatch birds (RL,ML,PS)

4 Pintail
c90 Common Scoter
1 Bonxie
1 Arctic Skua
2 Sandwich Tern
good no’s Kittiwake, Auks and Gannet

Welcome to Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Arctic Skua north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Common Scoters passing north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

20th October – Hornsea Mere, Kirkholme Point (JL)

2 Scaup
2 Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Little Gull

26 Whooper Swan south at Grimston (TI)

Scaup from KP – Jon Lamplough

19th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,JC,LB,MR)

Red-throated Diver flew high south over Southorpe Road 11:11
60 Pink-footed Goose south
Shelduck
2 Scaup
redhead Smew from KP
drake Mandarin from KP flew west
2 Redshank
4+ Common Buzzard
3 Marsh Harrier
2 Little Gull
2 Stonechat 1st field
2 Bearded Tit 1st field reedbed
1 Swallow over Heslop’s
1 Redpoll over Heslop’s

redhead Smew from KP – Alan Walkington

drake Mandarin off KP, flew off west in afternoon – Alan Elkin

Cetti’s Warbler from the Mere – Jon Lamplough

18th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,MR,LB,TM)

c149 Barnacle Goose
3 Scaup
redhead Smew from KP
2 Common Scoter
2 Little Gull
3 Little Egret
3 Marsh Harrier
Snipe
4 Stonechat 1st Field

3 Great White Egret at West Carlton (LI)
1 Whooper Swan south off Mappleton
17 Pink-footed Goose south at Mappleton

Smew in Bull Hole

Smew with Tufted Duck off KP

Snipe in 1st Field

17th October – Hornsea Mere, Kirkholme Point (JL,MI)

4 Pintail
2 Garganey north side of Swan island
Scaup
17 Goldeneye
redhead Smew north side of KP
14 Great crested Grebe
Great white Egret
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Little Gull
Kingfisher

Hornsea seafront seawatch (RL,ML)

a raft of duck on the sea contained 5 Velvet Scoter, Common Scoter and 3 Tufted Duck.
Puffin
5 Knot south
good no’s Red-throated diver

redhead Smew off KP – Roy Lyon

part of the duck flock off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

part of the duck flock off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Smew over KP – Dicky Ticker

Smew over KP – Dicky Ticker

16th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,LI)

c110 Pink-footed Goose over north-west
57 Pochard
Scaup
redhead Smew
12 Little Grebe
10 Great crested Grebe
2 Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
6 Lapwing
3 Little Gull

West Carlton (AJ)

2 Great White Egret
10+ Grey Heron
2 Marsh Harrier
3 Common Buzzard

15th October – Hornsea Mere, Kirkholme Point/Southside (JL,LB)

340 Pink-footed Goose over south
8 Pintail
c130 Shoveler
c450 Wigeon
240 Teal
Scaup
redhead Smew northside of KP
14 Little Grebe
Little Egret
4 Little Gull

West Carlton (MI,AJ)

2 Great white Egret
12 Grey Heron
cream crown Marsh Harrier
2 Common Buzzard

redhead Smew from KP this morning – Jon Lamplough

recordshot of Great White Egret at West Carlton – Ade Johnson

second Great White Egret at West Carlton, almost certainly site firsts – Ade Johnson

14th October – Hornsea Mere, KP (JL)

6 Whooper Swan
73 Pink-footed Goose north west
5 Pintail
67 Pochard
2 Little Egret
5 Little Gull
2 Kingfisher

13th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL)

32 Pink-footed Goose south
149 Barnacle Goose
91 Pochard
29 Goldeneye
Little Egret
Peregrine
4 Little Gull
2w Mediterranean Gull
Kingfisher

Grimston – (TI)

a afternoon arrival of c800 Siskin included a flock of 500

12th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (JL,LB,LI)

25 Whooper Swan (parties of 3,17 and 5)
c300 Pink-footed Goose over
c30 Teal
84 Pochard
Scaup
17 Goldeneye
Velvet Scoter
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Little Gull

Grimston – (TI)

1 Great White Egret
31 Whooper Swan south
250+ Pink-footed Goose south
1+ Brambling, 2+ Redpoll, 2+ Siskin
2 Grey Wagtail, 3+ Rock Pipit
1 Kingfisher (Grimston scarcity)
1 Lapland Bunting south

Whooper Swans off 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

Common Buzzard over Wassand – Steve Mason

11th October – Hornsea Mere, KP/Northside (JL,LB)

c120 Shoveler
73 Pochard
Velvet Scoter
Little Egret
Peregrine
Little Gull
Kingfisher

10th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,MR,MI,LB,BH)

c164 Barnacle Goose
226 Shoveler
2 Garganey north east side of Swan island
60 Pochard
7 Red-crested Pochard (4 drakes)
Velvet Scoter off 2nd field
2 Little Gull
3 Marsh Harrier
Common Sandpiper
1 House Martin
Grey Wagtail

Barnacle Geese off Southorpe Road – Bill Harkleroad

Common Buzzard over 1st Field – Bill Harkleroad

9th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL,LB)

c220 Pink-footed Goose over
77 Pochard
12 Goldeneye
Velvet Scoter off 2nd field
5 Little Egret
23 Lapwing
Marsh Harrier
Little Gull
3 House Martin south
Whinchat 1st field

Kingfisher from Wassand Hide – Simon Pugh

Kingfisher from Wassand Hide – Simon Pugh

8th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside (JL,LB)

3 Whooper Swan
44 Pochard
16 Little Grebe
4 Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Common Sandpiper
Little Gull
12+ Bearded Tit from Wassand (SM)
Whinchat 1st field

3 Whooper Swans off 1st Field this afternoon – Jon Lamplough

7th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Northside (JL,JC,LB)

151 Barnacle Goose
41 Pochard
Scaup
15 Goldeneye
12 Little Grebe
1 Great White Egret + 2nd bird flew in from south-east late morning
6 Little Egret
Osprey off 1st Field at 11:30 flew south
Marsh Harrier
Common Sandpiper
Snipe
3 Little Gull
4 Swallow
2 Jay
Whinchat 1st field
5 Chiffchaff
c120 Goldfinch by Ouzel Hedge

Grimston – (TI)

Dusky Warbler (for 2nd day)
Redstart
Black Redstart
several Ring Ouzel
Great White Egret north

Rolston – (GR)

Great Grey Shrike briefly on the clifftop around 15:15

Grasshopper Warbler caught and ringed at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

Kingfisher from Wassand Hide – Jeff Cox

6th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL)

2 Pink-footed Goose
2 Pintail
320+ Wigeon
470+ Tufted Duck
36 Pochard
Velvet Scoter off 2nd field
8 Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
5 Little Gull
Kingfisher
Whinchat 1st field

Grimston – (TI)

2 Redstart
2 Ring Ouzel
150+ Redwing
3 Brambling
probable Dusky Warbler seen late on

Velvet Scoter off 2nd Field – Jon Lamplough

Grey Heron on Wassand – Steve Mason

Great White Egret – Steve Mason

5th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Northside (JL,JC)

4 Pintail
156 Shoveler
19 Wigeon
95 Teal
22 Pochard
Scaup
12 Goldeneye
4 Little Egret
3 Marsh Harrier
Common Sandpiper
Snipe
6 Little Gull
Whinchat

4th October – Cowden (TM,AG)

Wryneck seen mid morning but no sign in afternoon + Yellow-browed Warbler heard

Grimston (TI)

4 (3 new birds) Yellow-browed Warbler
2 Whooper Swan
Jay
4 Swallow + 6 House Martin
20 Chiffchaff

Aldbrough (AJ)

Yellow-browed Warbler

Hornsea Mere (LB)

2 Dunlin + Whinchat 1st Field

3rd October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (MR,JC,AE,LB)

143+ Barnacle Goose
1 Whooper Swan
10 Little Grebe
11 Goldeneye
2 Pintail near Tree Island
4+ Little Egret
1 Great White Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
Water Rail
2 Common Sandpiper
Snipe
4 Little Gull
Whinchat
36 Pied Wagtail
2 House Martin
3 Swallow
11+ Skylark
Comma in Heslop’s

Yellow-browed Warbler at Grimston (TI)
6 ad Whooper Swan south
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose north
2 Redwing
Redstart
Brambling + 3 Siskin
and good numbers of common migrants in afternoon

Whinchat in 1st Field – Alan Elkin

Water Rail off 1st Field – Jeff Cox

Snipe off 1st Field – Jeff Cox

Kingfisher – Jeff Cox

a couple of Roe Deer near the Mere late in the year – Justin Foradip

2nd October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP (MR)

146 Barnacle Goose + 12 over north (5+6+1)
79+ Pink-footed Goose
10 Little Grebe
6 Whooper Swan
8 Goldeneye
6+ Little Egret
1 Dunlin
4 Little Gull
Peregrine
Marsh Harrier
2 House Martin
1 Swallow
2 Kingfisher

8 Barnacle Goose north off Cowden
Bonxie south
4 Eider south
3 Rock Pipit
2 Wheatear
Stonechat
Grey Wagtail

Rock Pipit at Cowden

Kestrel along the Cowden clifftop

Tree Sparrow at Cowden

Dunlin on KP

Pink-footed Geese over the Mere

Little Gull off KP

Great Crested Grebe off 2nd Field

1st October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand (JC)

Whinchat
3 Chiffchaff
7 Goldeneye
3 Little Egret
Sparrowhawk

Sooty Shearwater + Manx Shearwater
3 Pomarine Skua north in a short seawatch off Hornsea upto 08:30 (TI)

7 Arctic Skua, 6 Manx Shearwater and Great Northern Diver off Hornsea around midday (TI)

Yellow-browed Warbler at Aldbrough (AJ)

belated pic of the juv Black Tern from Saturday – Alan Walkington