30th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
4 Whooper Swan early morning
23 Pink-footed Goose
2 Pintail
28 Shoveler
102 Gadwall
3 Teal
female Scaup
33 Pochard
6 Goldeneye
Little Egret
3 Snipe
ad Little Gull
juv Red-backed Shrike 1st field
Spotted Flycatcher 2nd field
4 Stonechat 1st field
Great white Egret south over Catwick this morning
29th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand
150 Pink-footed Goose over NW
48 Shoveler
22 Pochard
242 Tufted Duck
Scaup
7 Goldeneye
3 Little Egret
1 Little Gull
16+ Oystercatcher flew east
c75 Lapwing
Dunlin
Snipe
juv Red-backed Shrike in 1st field/2nd field
6 Bearded Tit from Wassand Hide
Yellow-browed Warbler at entrance to Hallgarth park Hornsea
2 Redwing
4 Stonechat 1st field
Redpoll south

juv Red-backed Shrike in 1st Field – Jeff Cox

juv Red-backed Shrike and Stonechat – Jeff Cox

juv Red-backed Shrike in 2nd Field – Bill Harkleroad

juv Red-backed Shrike in 2nd Field – Bill Harkleroad

1 of 4 Stonechat in 1st Field – Jeff Cox

upto 6 Bearded Tit seen in Wassand today – Chris Cox

Otter in Wassand – Chris Cox
28th September – Hornsea seawatch 06:30-08:45
Wigeon 5 north
Teal 21 north
Common Scoter 48 north
Red-throated Diver 8 north, 16 south
Manx Shearwater 1 north
Little Gull 2 north
Arctic Skua 1 north
Hornsea Mere, Southside
c75 Pink-footed Goose south
2 Pintail
53 Shoveler
159 Wigeon
32 Teal
female Scaup
20 Pochard
5 Goldeneye
2 Little Egret
Ruff
ad Little Gull
4 Stonechat 1st field
27th September – Hornsea seawatch 06:25-11:45
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 4 north
Wigeon 70 north, 4 south
Teal 25 north
Eider 1 north
Common Scoter 144 north, 10 south
Velvet Scoter 4 north
Black-throated Diver 1 north
Red-throated Diver 26 north, 34 south
Fulmar 2 north
Sooty Shearwater 11 north
Manx Shearwater 13 north
Leach’s Petrel 1 north 6.35
Ringed Plover 1 north
Grey Plover 1 east
Purple Sandpiper 1 north
Curlew 2 north
Little Gull 1 north
Sandwich Tern 11 north
Great Skua 1 north, 1 south
Arctic Skua 1 north
Hornsea Mere, KP/Southside
29 Shoveler
female Scaup
12 Pochard
7 Goldeneye
2 Little Egret
Peregrine
2 Dunlin
ad Little Gull

Eider north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon
26th September – Hornsea seawatch 06:28-16:40
Pink footed Goose 25 in off
Barnacle Goose 72 north, 16 south
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 28 north
Mallard 3 north
Pintail 2 north
Wigeon 114 north, 11 south
Teal 162 north, 3 south
Eider 10 south
Common Scoter 76 north, 12 south
Great northern Diver 1 north
Black-throated Diver 1 north
Red-throated Diver 4 north, 33 south
Great crested Grebe 1 on sea
Sooty Shearwater 31 north
Manx Shearwater 17 north
Leach’s Petrel 1 north c8.00
Oystercatcher 16 north, 5 south
Grey Plover 1 north
Golden Plover 1 north
Turnstone 1 north
Dunlin 18 north
Sanderling 2 north, 3 south
Curlew 1 north
Little Gull 1 south
Mediterranean Gull juv south
Sandwich Tern 3 north
Great Skua 10 north, 15 south
Arctic Skua 4 south
1 Fieldfare at Hornsea Mere
25th September – Hornsea seawatches
6:30-10:10, 10:30-11:45, 14:17-17:36
Pink-footed Goose 2 north
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 16 north
Eider imm drk
Wigeon 6 north, 1 south
Common Scoter 2 north, 4 south
Red-throated Diver 2 north, 18 south
Fulmar 21 north
Sooty Shearwater 49 north
Sandwich Tern 4 south
Common/Arctic Tern 3 south
1+ juv Arctic Tern
Great Skua 20 south
Arctic Skua 52 south
Skua sp 8 south
1 Dunlin
24th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
190 Pink-footed Goose south
163 Barnacle Goose
39 Shoveler
93 Gadwall
123 Wigeon
8 Teal
Mandarin
Scaup
13 Pochard
7 Goldeneye
2 Little Egret
3 Hobby
142 Lapwing
10 Snipe (2 1st field, 8 west)
ad Little Gull
22 Swallow
2 Sand Martin
3 Stonechat
45+ Linnet
30 Siskin

Mandarin off 1st Field – Jeff Cox

Mandarin off 1st Field – Jeff Cox

Shoveler over KP – Scott Chegg
23rd September – Hornsea Mere, Southside
28 Shoveler
11 Teal
Scaup
13 Pochard
5 Goldeneye
Little Egret
13 Lapwing
Dunlin
2 Snipe
2 ad Little Gull
Otter
22nd September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
45 Shoveler
19 Teal
10 Pochard
8 Goldeneye
11 Great crested Grebe
2 Little Egret
3 Snipe

Sparrowhawk through Wassand – Steve Mason

resident Mute Swan in Wassand – Steve Mason

Barnacle Geese – Bill Harkleroad
21st September – Hornsea Mere, Southside
162 Barnacle Goose
Pintail
21 Shoveler
81 Gadwall
84 Wigeon
57 Teal
147 Tufted Duck
14 Pochard
3 Goldeneye
7 Great crested Grebe
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
Grey Plover south
Dunlin
4 Redshank south
adult Little Gull
Hobby
Redpoll south
Flava Wagtail over west
2 Grey Wagtail over
21 (13+8) Siskin over west
Otter at west end late morning
7 Roesel’s Bush Cricket 3rd Field
Yellow-browed Warbler heard at Aldbrough late afternoon
Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, small no’s Redpoll and Siskin south at Grimston
Tree Pipit, 3 Stonechat at Cowden

Roesel’s Bush Cricket in 3rd Field
*of interest a Convolvulus Hawk-moth found in an Aldbrough garden yesterday became the second record within a month at Aldbrough following a worn individual seen in August

Convolvulus Hawk-moth at Aldbrough 20th Sept – Ade Johnson

worn Convolvulus Hawk-moth from Aldbrough 21st August – Ade Johnson

male Marsh Harrier – Steve Mason

Marsh Harrier – Steve Mason

Common Buzzard – Steve Mason
20th September – Hornsea seawatch
06:15-10:15 & 15:15-16:40
Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 north, 1 south
Wigeon 40 north, 24 south
Teal 126 north, 23 south
Eider 1 north
Common Scoter 86 north, 5 south
Red-throated Diver 19 north, 40 south
Great crested Grebe 1 north
Fulmar 2 north
Manx Shearwater 3 north
Turnstone 1 north
Dunlin 9 south
Little Gull 1 north
Sandwich Tern 14 north, 15 south
Arctic Skua 3 north
Long-tailed Skua 1 juv north
Hornsea Mere, Southside
juv Marsh Harrier
Hobby
Snipe
Stonechat
2 Swallow
20 Sand Martin
*upto 800 Golden Plover just north of Aldbrough (RL)
19th September – Hornsea seawatch
06:17-10:30 & 12:30-16:40
Shelduck 1 north, 1 south
Pintail 17 north, 2 south
Wigeon 30 north, 14 south
Teal 14 north, 7 south
Eider 6 north
Common Scoter 94 north, 37 south
Red-throated Diver 7 north, 78 south
Great crested Grebe 2 south
Fulmar 3 north
Sooty Shearwater 1 north
Manx Shearwater 7 north
Dunlin 23 north
Sanderling 1 south
Little Gull 17 north
Sandwich Tern 35 north, 20 south
Great Skua 1 north
Pomarine Skua 2 north
Arctic Skua 18 north
Long-tailed Skua 1 juv north
Skua sp 11 north
Puffin 10 north
Grey Wagtail
Yellow-browed Warbler at Grimston (TI)
Spotted Flycatcher

Pomarine Skua north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Common Scoters off Hornsea – Roy Lyon
18th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
10 Pink-footed Goose
19 Shoveler
95 Gadwall
116 Wigeon
22 Teal
186 Tufted Duck
7 Pochard
5 Goldeneye
Goosander flew west
Little Egret
4 Dunlin
Little Gull
ad Mediterranean Gull (briefly on a jetty, metal ringed)
Grey Wagtail KP
Otter
*730 Golden Plover just north of Aldbrough in tilled field (RL)
Hornsea seawatch 15:00-16:38
30 Wigeon north
1 Teal
7 Red-throated Diver
1 drk Long-tailed Duck north (RL)
13 Sandwich Tern
1 Puffin north
4 Common Scoter
3 Little Gull
1w Mediterranean Gull south
Arctic Skua off Cowden 17:37
2 Stonechat at Cowden
juv Marsh Harrier at Cowden

ad Mediterranean Gull on KP jetty – Jon Lamplough

Stonechat at Cowden

Stonechat at Cowden
17th September – Hornsea seawatch and Mere
Hornsea Seawatch 06:11-08:15
Canada Goose c60 north
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 3 north, 2 south
Wigeon 16 north
Teal 80 north
1 Velvet Scoter on sea with Common Scoters (RL)
Common Scoter 58 north, 65 south
Red-throated Diver 4 north, 63 south
Fulmar 61 north
Sooty Shearwater 16 north
Manx Shearwater 12 north
Little Gull 6 north
Sandwich Tern 53 north
Common/Arctic Tern 6 north
Great Skua 1 north
Puffin 1 north
Hornsea Mere, Southside
Pintail
10 Shoveler
90 Gadwall
28 Teal
7 Pochard
4 Goldeneye
3 Little Egret
Common Sandpiper
Snipe
*of interest the first Yellow-browed Warbler of 2020 at Grimston

Grey Heron – Steve Mason

Hobby in wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby in Wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby in Wassand – Steve Mason
16th September – Hornea seawatches
06:53-08:10, 08:53-10:20 & 14:58-16:40
Mallard 1 north
Pintail 7 north
Wigeon 125 north
Teal 441 north, 39 south
Common Scoter 111 north, 24 south
Red-throated Diver 6 north, 6 south, several on sea
Black-throated Diver ad summer plumage on sea
Diver sp 1 south
Manx Shearwater 6 north, 1 south
Fulmar 6 north, 3 south
Oystercatcher 2 north
Sabine’s Gull ad north 15.33
Little Gull 5 north
Sandwich Tern 53 north, 15 south
Common Tern 6 north
Arctic Tern 2 juv north
Puffin 17 north
15th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside
Pintail
14 Shoveler
114 Wigeon
55 Teal
8 Pochard
Little Egret
Common Sandpiper
3 Dunlin over
3 Snipe
2 Little Gull
Stonechat in Heslop’s/Snipe Grounds
2 Lesser Whitethroat
probable Crossbill briefly near Weatherhill Farm
no further sign of the Woodchat at Grimston, Woodlark over there today (TI)

Stonechat – Jeff Cox

pic of ydays juv Woodchat at Grimston – Rich Willison

pic of ydays juv Woodchat at Grimston – Rich Willison

pic of ydays juv Woodchat at Grimston – Rich Willison
14th September – Grimston (TI)
2 patch firsts at Grimston today with a juvenile Woodchat Shrike found from mid-morning, and seen till dusk, and several Roesel’s Bush Crickets

juv Woodchat Shrike at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

juv Woodchat Shrike at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

juv Woodchat Shrike at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

one of several Roesel’s Bush Crickets at Grimston today – Tim isherwood

juv Woodchat Shrike at Grimston – Roy Lyon

juv Woodchat Shrike at Grimston – Roy Lyon

juv Woodchat Shrike at Grimston – Roy Lyon
Hornsea Mere, Southside
Great White Egret
Little Egret
5 Shelduck west
Greenshank west
3 Snipe
Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
Hobby
male + fem Marsh Harrier

Shelducks over the Mere – Jeff Cox

Comma – Jeff Cox

Red Admiral – Jeff Cox

Great White Egret through Wassand – Chris Cox

local Little Owl – Chris Cox
13th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
161 Barnacle Goose
2 Shoveler
91 Gadwall
97 Wigeon
13 Teal
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
6 Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
2 Common Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier (male,fem,juv)
Osprey south 11:12
5 Hobby
3 Snipe
2+ Lesser Whitethroat
Spotted Flycatcher

a Hornsea Mere first, Roesel’s Bush Cricket in 3rd Field/Heslop’s – Jeff Cox

Spotted Flycatcher – Jeff Cox

Spotted Flycatcher – Jeff Cox
12th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside
4 Shoveler
51 Gadwall
106 Wigeon
61 Teal
137 Tufted Duck
Pochard
Goldeneye
5 Little Egret
Peregrine
Hobby
2 Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
Curlew over
2 Snipe
Little Gull
Flava Wagtail
Otter
*of interest a sum’plumaged Black-throated Diver on sea off Far Grange, Skirlington (JH)

Barnacle Geese over the Southside – Jeff Cox
11th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
159 Barnacle Goose
12 Shoveler
14 Teal
2 Pochard
2 Little Egret
2 Snipe
Little Gull
10th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
57 Pink-footed Goose south
2 Shoveler
93 Wigeon
25 Teal
Pochard
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
Little Egret
Hobby
Peregrine
Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
4 Redshank east
Common Sandpiper
Bar-tailed Godwit north
8 Curlew south
Whimbrel over
4 Snipe
19 Little Gull during the morning
several Bearded Tit heard from Heslop’s
Grey Wagtail east
9th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
119 Barnacle Goose
59 Gadwall
89 Wigeon
10 Teal
Mandarin
4 Pochard
174 Tufted Duck
Goldeneye
10 Great crested Grebe
Great white Egret
5 Little Egret
2 Hobby
Ringed Plover
4 Dunlin south
Common Sandpiper
Redshank
Curlew north
4 Snipe
37 Little Gull early morning
2 Flava Wagtail south
Wheatear 1st field
Jay

Water Rail – Jeff Cox

Wheatear in 1st Field – Jeff Cox
8th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside
3 Shoveler
83 Wigeon
14 Teal
Pochard
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
2 Ringed Plover south
6 Golden Plover south
Common Sandpiper
Bar-tailed Godwit west
Curlew west
Snipe
149 Little Gull early morning
Otter
7th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside
122 Barnacle Goose
Shoveler
82 Wigeon
6 Teal
Pochard
5 Little Grebe
Little Egret
420 Coot
Common Sandpiper
5 Redshank west
Snipe
15 Little Gull early morning
6th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
Pintail
6 Shoveler
106 Wigeon
62 Gadwall
13 Teal
95 Tufted Duck
Goldeneye
5 Little Grebe
Great white Egret
3 Little Egret
Peregrine
Hobby
2 Golden Plover south
6 Ringed Plover south
3 Dunlin south
2 Curlew west
40 Little Gull early morning
2 Yellow Wagtail south
Otter
5th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
112 Barnacle Goose
125 Wigeon
8 Teal
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
3 Little Egret
Peregrine
Hobby
Golden Plover south
3 Dunlin over
7 Knot (6 flew west, 1 on Swan island spit)
Common Sandpiper
2 Curlew west
3 Snipe
31 Little Gull
Flava Wagtail south
10 Wheatear at Grimston in evening
4th September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
116 Barnacle Goose
9 Shoveler
118 Wigeon
16 Teal
Goldeneye
4 Little Egret
2 Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper 1st field briefly
Curlew
52 Little Gull early morning
2 Flava Wagtail south
Wheatear
2 Spotted Flycatcher (1 2nd field, 1 between the old railway line and Weatherall Farm)
*of interest Grimston’s second ever record of Corncrake was flushed from a field verge (TI)

Wheatear in 1st Field – Jon Lamplough
3rd September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
Shelduck
3 Pintail
14 Shoveler
163 Wigeon
136 Teal
Pochard
Goldeneye
10 Great crested Grebe
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
Hobby
3 Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
2 Turnstone south
Curlew south
Whimbrel south
Snipe
103 Little Gull early morning
Flava Wagtail

Sparrowhawk at Cowden

Sparrowhawk at Cowden

Sparrowhawk at Cowden

Sparrowhawk at Cowden
2nd September – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP
Pintail
18 Shoveler
81 Wigeon
282 Teal
4 Pochard
Goldeneye
5 Little Grebe
8 Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
Bittern briefly 1st field reedbed
Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Redshank
Greenshank
180 Lapwing south
6 Curlew north
Snipe
12 Little Gull early morning
Grey Wagtail

Little Egret south over 1st Field – Bill Harkleroad

Fox in 2nd Field – Bill Harkleroad

Common Buzzard over 2nd Field – Bill Harkleroad

1 of 2 Hobby over Heslop’s – Bill Harkleroad

Sparrowhawk over 2nd Field – Scott Chegg

juv Moorhen 1st Field reedbed – Scott Chegg

Little Egret over 1st Field – Jeff Cox

good no’s of Migrant Hawkers in 1st/2nd Field today – Jeff Cox
1st September – Hornsea Mere, Southside
4 Pintail
8 Shoveler
32 Wigeon
52 Teal
4 Pochard
Goldeneye
2 Little Egret
Bittern 1st field reedbed briefly
Golden Plover heard
Dunlin
3 Common Sandpiper
1+ Curlew
Snipe
8 Little Gull mid morning

Hobby tucking in at Wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby in Wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby in Wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby in Wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby in Wassand – Steve Mason