Merebirders

October 1, 2020

October Sightings

21st October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP

17 Whooper Swan
450+ Pink-footed Goose flew into fields north of the Mere
3 Scaup
54 Pochard
40 Goldeneye
2 Slavonian Grebe
Great white Egret
Yellow-browed Warbler Wassand
2 Stonechat
14+ Brambling
25+ Siskin
5 Redpoll
2 Crossbill south over Souththorpe
Wheatear near Seaton
Noctule Bat over Wassand mid-afternoon

Yellow-browed Warbler in Wassand

Noctule Bat over Wassand

Wheatear at Seaton

20th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

18 Whooper Swan
c540 Pink-footed Goose NW
16 Shoveler
144 Gadwall
95 Wigeon
3 Scaup
49 Pochard
47 Goldeneye
2 Slavonian Grebe (ad & juv)
1 Ruff south
35+ Golden Plover
Little Egret
Curlew
2 Stonechat
Chiffchaff
6 Jay
6+ Crossbill west over Southorpe

2 Slavonian Grebes on the Mere – Jeff Cox

19th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside

34 Whooper Swan
c300 Pink-footed Goose over
nasal-saddled Tufted Duck at East End of Mere
15 Shoveler
2 Scaup
2 Slavonian Grebe (ad & juv)
Little Egret
4 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
2 Stonechat
Brambling
2 Redpoll south
*late news of a Spotted Redshank photographed flying through Wassand yesterday

Spotted Redshank through Wassand from yesterday – Steve Mason

Stonechat in 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

2 Slavonian Grebes on the Mere – Roy Lyon

nasal-saddled Tufted Duck – Roy Lyon

18th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

53+ Whooper Swan
c4100 Pink-footed Goose NW, many stopping to feed in local fields, then returning SE in the evening
White-fronted Goose off Southorpe Road
Great White Egret
3 Scaup
30 Pochard
47 Goldeneye
juv Slavonian Grebe off 1st/2nd field
Little Egret
c5500 Starling coming into roost
10 Redpoll over

Slavonian Grebe off 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

Whooper Swans off 2nd Field – Jon Lamplough

Great White Egret in Wassand – Steve Mason

17th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Whooper Swan
c300 Pink-footed Goose over
14 Shoveler
2 Scaup
3 Little Egret
Yellow-browed Warbler still in Wassand
3 Stonechat

male Marsh Harrier from Wassand – Steve Mason

buck Roe Deer in Wassand – Steve Mason

16th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

78 Whooper Swan (36 on the Mere, departing at dawn, a further 42 passing through during the morning)
c440 Pink-footed Goose over
132 Wigeon
2 Scaup
36 Pochard
Little Egret
Redshank
Short-eared Owl north over KP
Swallow
Stonechat
c3800 Starling at dusk

15th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside

40 Whooper Swan early morning
c190 Pink-footed Goose over
Dark-bellied Brent Goose briefly 07.20
Pintail
68 Teal
4 Scaup
38 Goldeneye
Redshank
Curlew
c7000 Starling at dusk
2 Stonechat 1st field
Brambling

c650 Pink-footed Goose SW over West Carlton this morning (MI)

Hornsea seawatch

2 Velvet Scoter north (LC)

Stonechat in 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

14th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside

49 Whooper Swan west side of Swan island, then flew NW 07.30
c130 Pink-footed Goose
2 Pintail
6 Shoveler
c80 Wigeon
36 Teal
female Scaup
30 Pochard
25 Goldeneye
12 Great crested Grebe
Dunlin
Redshank
Curlew south
Snipe
Yellow-browed Warbler at Stream Dyke
2 Brambling
c7500 Starling at dusk
Otter

Hornsea seawatch 07:30-08:45

Wigeon 150 north
Teal 70 north
Eider 6 north
Common Scoter 120 north
Red-throated 6 north

13th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside

29 Whooper Swan early morning
c60 Pink-footed Goose west
8 Shoveler
female Scaup
29 Pochard
14 Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Slavonian Grebe
Little Egret

North Cliff boatyard Hornsea

Woodcock
Long eared Owl
Brambling

Slavonian Grebe off 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

Short-eared Owl at West Carlton – Ade Johnson

12th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Southorpe/Wassand

12 Whooper Swan early morning
ad White-fronted Goose Southorpe Road
430+ Pink-footed Goose Southorpe Road then flew north
161 Barnacle Goose
Egyptian Goose
11 Shoveler
16 Teal
female Scaup
39 Pochard
10 Goldeneye
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
juv Peregrine
Golden Plover north
Stonechat 1st field
3+ Fieldfare
40+ Redwing
3 Jay
2 Yellow-browed Warbler (1 Southorpe Road, 1 still Wassand near Woodland walk)
2 Lesser Redpoll Southorpe road + several through Wassand
32+ Siskin
Crossbill heard over Southorpe Road + 11 over Wassand 3 briefly in the pines
Otter

Peregrine with Snipe kill over Wassand – Bill Harkleroad

11th October – Hornsea seawatch 06:55-10:15 & 14:40-16:40

Greylag Goose 2 north, then south
Dark-bellied Brent Goose 3 north
Wigeon 6 north
Teal 17 north
Goldeneye 1 north
Eider 1 south
Common Scoter 27 north, 7 south
Goosander 1 north
Red-breasted Merganser 1 north
Great northern Diver 1 north
Red-throated Diver 23 north, 12 south
Great crested Grebe 1 north
Gannet 357 north, 124 south
Manx Shearwater 13 north, 1 south
Grey Plover 1 south
Little Gull 5 north
Sandwich Tern 1 south
Great Skua 3 north
Arctic Skua 1 offshore
Puffin 1 north

16 adult Whooper Swans at West Carlton

Whooper Swans at West Carlton – Ade Johnson

10th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

26 Whooper Swan south
140 Pink-footed Goose over
c160 Barnacle Goose
Pintail
11 Shoveler
88 Teal
female Scaup
43 Pochard
9 Goldeneye
Great white Egret
Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
Woodcock over Wassand
Yellow-browed Warbler heard Wassand
Stonechat 1st field
23+ Crossbill Wassand

Hornsea Seawatch 15:10-16:40

Red-throated Diver 3 north, 6 south
Manx Shearwater 1 north
Sandwich Tern 1 north

Crossbill in Wassand – Steve Mason

Crossbill in Wassand – Jeff Cox

a minimum 23 Crossbills in Wassand today – Steve Mason

Crossbills in Wassand – Steve Mason

Crossbills in Wassand – Jeff Cox

male Crossbill in Wassand – Roy Lyon

Crossbill in Wassand – Roy Lyon

9th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP

438 Pink-footed Goose over
3 Shelduck
2 Pintail
74 Teal
Scaup
339 Tufted Duck
32 Pochard
7 Goldeneye
Goosander
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
2 Sand Martin
2 Yellow-browed Warbler by Wassand woodland walk entrance
2 Stonechat
2 Lesser Redpoll
5 Crossbill over
Otter

8th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

6 Whooper Swan
Scaup
28 Pochard
4 Goldeneye
Great white Egret
Little Egret
Grey Plover over
1w Mediterranean Gull
2 Yellow-browed Warbler Wassand

7th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

20 Whooper Swan
c165 Barnacle Goose
3 Pink-footed Goose, 34 in fields along southside + 150 over
3 Shelduck
9 Pintail
10 Shoveler
68 Teal
Scaup
38 Pochard
4 Goldeneye
2 Great white Egret
Little Egret
7 Grey Heron
Water Rail off 1st field
3 Marsh Harrier
Golden Plover south
Dunlin
1 Rock Pipit off 1st Field edge
2 Stonechat
4 Lesser Redpoll 2nd field

2 Great White Egret from Wassand – Jeff Cox

Great White Egret and Grey Heron in Wassand – Jeff Cox

6th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

2 Whooper Swan
c620 Pink-footed Goose over by midday
17 Pintail
13 Shoveler
341 Wigeon
56 Teal
Scaup
24 Pochard
6 Goldeneye
11 Great crested Grebe
Great white Egret
26 Lapwing
Dunlin
juv Peregrine
Hobby
Grey Wagtail
2 Sand Martin
3 Yelow-browed Warbler still in Wassand near Woodland walk entrance
Lesser Whitethroat
8 Stonechat
2 Brambling
Crossbill heard

1 of 3 Yellow-browed Warbler still in Wassand today

Pink-footed geese on the move over the Mere today

Great White Egret from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Great White Egret form Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Hobby still present in Wassand and giving poor views – Steve Mason

Hobby over Decoy Bay – Steve Mason

Hobby with dragonfly prey in Wassand – Steve Mason

Marsh Harrier form Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Marsh Harrier from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

5th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

3 Whooper Swan + 11 south past Hornsea seafront 14:24
87+ Pink-footed Goose WSW
69 Pintail
35 Shoveler
44 Teal
10 Pochard
7 Goldeneye
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
Peregrine
Grey Plover over
Dunlin
Redshank
5+ Swallow
2 Sand Martin
c14 Bearded Tit
7 Stonechat
3 Yellow-browed Warbler in Wassand near entrance to Woodland walk (2 seen + 1 heard)
1 Lesser Whitethroat
3+ Redwing
7 Crossbill (3+4)
15 Redpoll
13+ Siskin

Hornsea South Cliffs (JC)

Whinchat
4+ Wheatear
6 Stonechat

Yellow-browed Warbler in Wassand

11 Whooper Swans south past Hornsea seafront

Wheatear at South Cliffs – Jeff Cox

4th October – Hornsea Mere, Southside

11 Whooper Swan
Pintail
18 Shoveler
Scaup
23 Pochard
8 Goldeneye
11 Great crested Grebe
2 Little Egret
Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
Curlew north
2 Stonechat
3+ Brambling south

Cowden

Ring Ouzel
Redwing
Redstart
40+ Robin
5 Chiffchaff
12 Goldcrest
Brambling

3rd October – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Scaup
Little Egret
ad Mediterranean Gull
Stonechat

2nd October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

12 Whooper Swan early morning then flew NW
29 Shoveler
female Scaup
11 Pochard
8 Goldeneye
4 Goosander
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
Peregrine
Dunlin
2 Snipe
juv Red-backed Shrike 1st/2nd field
2 Stonechat
1-2 Rock Pipit (1 flew east from 1st field, 1 shortly after on KP, then flew east)

1st October – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

8 Whooper Swan on Swan island spit early morning
49 Pink-footed Goose
374 Canada Goose
3 Egyptian Goose
30 Shoveler
131 Teal
female Scaup
34 Pochard
8 Goldeneye
Great white Egret
Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
3 Marsh Harrier
Hobby
54 Lapwing south
3 Dunlin
2 Snipe
juv Red-backed Shrike 1st field
4 Stonechat 1st field

Hornsea seawatch (RL et al)

21 Red-throated Diver
91 Wigeon
39 Teal
40 Tufted Duck
4 Sandwich Tern
5 Gannet
18 Common Scoter
7 Knot
1 Guillemot

juv Red-backed Shrike at Hornsea Mere – Ade Johnson

juv Red-backed Shrike at Hornsea Mere – Roy Lyon

Red-throated Diver off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

Wigeon over the sea at Hornsea – Roy Lyon

1 of 4 Stonechat at the Mere – Roy Lyon

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September 2, 2020

September Sightings

By hornseamere

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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August 3, 2020

August Sightings

By hornseamere

31st August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

4 Pintail
2 Shoveler
13 Wigeon
134 Teal
3 Pochard
Goldeneye
3 Little Egret
Osprey north over Swan island 08:45
1+ Hobby
Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Curlew
31 Little Gull early morning
Common Tern
2 Grey Wagtail
3 Flava Wagtail

Hobby in Wassand – Steve Mason

Starling with Lapwing flock – Steve Mason

Marsh Harrier from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

the end of August Hornsea Mere style – Steve Mason

30th August – Mappleton/Hornsea seawatch totals

06:05-11:20 Mappleton/Hornsea
17:45 -19:05 Hornsea

Mallard 1 north
Wigeon 15 north
Teal 77 north, 3 south
Common Scoter 166 north, 17 south
Red-throated Diver 6 north, 1 south
Fulmar 12 north
Sooty Shearwater 2 north
Oystercatcher 2 north, 4 south
Curlew 1 north
Little Gull 125 off Mappleton early morning
Sandwich Tern 93 north, 24 south
Common Tern 1 north, 2 south
Arctic Skua 4 north, 4 south
Long-tailed Skua juv north

Teal and Common Scoter north off Skipsea – Roy Lyon

ringed Sandwich Tern at Skipsea – Roy Lyon

1 of 4 Red-throated Diver off Skipsea – Roy Lyon

Fulmar – Roy Lyon

Sanderling – Roy Lyon

29th August – Hornsea seawatch

05:45-11:15 & 15:40-16:40

Pale-bellied Brent Goose 10 north
Mallard 1 north
Pintail 2 north
Shoveler 6 north
Wigeon 64 north
Teal 407 north
Tufted Duck 3 north
Eider 2 north
Common Scoter 24 north
Red-throated Diver 1 north, 2 south
Fulmar 141 north
Manx Shearwater 1 north
Oystercatcher 5 north, 21 south
Ringed Plover 10 west
Knot 3 north
Dunlin 4 north
Whimbrel 1 south
Little Gull 250 offshore
Sandwich Tern 8 north, 7 south
Common Tern 5 north,1 south
Arctic Tern 1 north
Bonxie 4 south
Arctic Skua 11 south
flock of 6 Skua sp south

28th August – Hornsea seawatch

05:45 – 10:25

Wigeon 1 north
Teal 142 north, 2 south
Common Scoter 170 north, 27 south
Red-throated Diver 1 north, 1 south
Great crested Grebe 1 south
Fulmar 50 north, 26 south
Sooty Shearwater 5 north
Manx Shearwater 5 north
Oystercatcher 6 north, 9 south
Dunlin 40 south
Curlew 1 north
Bonxie 10 north, 2 south
Arctic Skua 3 north, 2 south
Long-tailed Skua juv north
Skua sp 2 south
Sandwich Tern 19 north
Common Tern 1 north

dark-bellied Brent Goose north off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

wild seas off Hornsea this afternoon – Roy Lyon

27th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

5 Egyptian Goose
3 Wigeon
13 Teal
6 Pochard
5 Little Egret
Oystercatcher
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover over
Turnstone over
4 Common Sandpiper
5 Redshank
12 Curlew
660 Little Gull early morning

26th August – Mappleton seawatch

05:38-10:30

Canada Goose 1 north
Wigeon 1 south
Teal 63 north, 45 south
Common Scoter 2 north, 2 south
Fulmar 11 north, 40 south
Manx Shearwater 6 south
Oystercatcher 1 south
Curlew 2 north
Whimbrel 1 south
Little Gull c260 offshore early morning
Mediterranean Gull 1 north
Sandwich Tern 52 north
Common Tern 5 north
Great Skua 21 south
Pomarine Skua 2 south
Arctic Skua 2 north, 19 south
Long-tailed Skua 9 south
Swift 7 south
Wheatear

13:30-16:40

1 Greylag Goose on sea
Red-throated Diver north
8 Common Scoter 2 south,6 on sea
28+ Teal
9 Oystercatcher south
1 Bonxie south
1+ Pomarine Skua blogging 13:40 + 14:05
3 Long-tailed Skua south
7 Arctic Skua south
1 Little Gull north

Hornsea Mere

5 Egyptian Goose
6 Wigeon
1 Goldeneye
1 Redshank west
2 Hobby

Egyptian Geese from KP – Alan Elkin

25th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Barnacle Goose
3 Shelduck
4 Wigeon
9 Teal
3 Pochard
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
Little Egret
3 Dunlin
5 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
Greenshank
Curlew
c900 Little Gull early morning
juv Mediterranean Gull
6+ Common Tern

Kingfisher from Wassand – Steve Mason

Great White Egret – Steve Mason

24th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Barnacle Goose
5 Egyptian Goose
4 Shoveler
2 Wigeon
17 Teal
2 Pochard
Goldeneye
3 Little Grebe
2 Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
2 Little ringed Plover 1st field
Ringed Plover south
Dunlin
7+ Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper briefly over 1st field
2 Redshank south
Greenshank Swan island
Curlew south
254 Little Gull early morning
6+ Common Tern
2 juv Black Tern
Flava Wagtail south

5 Egyptian Geese – Jon Lamplough

Great White Egret – Steve Mason

Grey Heron through Wassand – Steve Mason

Great White Egret through Wassand – Steve Mason

23rd August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP

5 Egyptian Goose
10 Shoveler
3 Wigeon
8 Teal
Pochard
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
4 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
2 Little ringed Plover 1st field
Ringed Plover over
2 Dunlin
4 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
620 Little Gull early morning
6+ Common Tern
2 juv Black Tern
2+ Flava Wagtail
Spotted Flycatcher

Little Ringed Plovers off 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

22nd August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

4 Shelduck
5 Shoveler
3 Wigeon
3 Teal
2 Pochard
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
6 Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
Hobby
juv Peregrine
2 Little ringed Plover 1st field edge
c40 Lapwing
2+ Knot west
2 Common Sandpiper
Greenshank briefly 1st field
Spotted Redshank flew east 08.19, then back west a few minutes later
3 Black-tailed Godwit over
Curlew south
172 Little Gull early morning
8+ Common Tern
2 juv Black Tern (only 1 seen yesterday, so possibly 1 new bird)
2 Flava Wagtail over
Whinchat 1st field

Black-tailed Godwit south over 1st Field

first Whinchat record at the Mere ‘post’ lockdown

2 juv Ringed Plover off 1st Field – Jeff Cox

adult and 3 juv Shelduck over the Mere – Justin Foradip

Common Blue along the Southside – Jeff Cox

21st August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Wigeon
31 Teal
2 Pochard
Goldeneye
3 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
Hobby
4 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
940 Little Gull early morning
12+ Common Tern
juv Black Tern
2 Flava Wagtail south

20th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

13 Shoveler
3 Wigeon
44 Teal
Goldeneye
Great white Egret
3 Little Egret
Hobby
Grey Plover south
2 Common Sandpiper
Whimbrel south
976 Little Gull early morning
8+ Common Tern
2 juv Black Tern (arrived with the Little Gulls early morning)
Garden Warbler 2nd field

Black Terns early morning – Jon Lamplough

distant Black Terns over the Mere – Roy Lyon

Great White Egret – Roy Lyon

19th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Shelduck
2 Shoveler
18 Teal
Pochard
Goldeneye
2 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
335 Coot
Ringed Plover
4 Common Sandpiper
Curlew south
Whimbrel south
318 Little Gull early morning
6+ Common Tern
2 Flava Wagtail south

Hare Leveret along the Southside

Common Buzzard over Heslop’s

18th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 Shoveler
8 Teal
13 Great crested Grebe
5 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
Hobby
Barn Owl
5 Ringed Plover south
Dunlin
5 Common Sandpiper
Redshank south
Curlew south
730 Little Gull early morning
8+ Common Tern

Mappleton

640+ Little Gull north in evening, 173 inc 12 juvs on sea at 20:30
Whimbrel south
3 Ringed Plover south
2 Redshank south
9 Oystercatcher south

17th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside

138 Teal
2 Pochard
Great white Egret
3 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
8 Common Sandpiper
3 Dunlin
4 Curlew south
230 Little Gull
8+ Common Tern
Flava Wagtail

Hornsea seawatch 05:20-07:20

Fulmar 5 north, 3 south
Red-throated Diver 2 north, 1 south
Teal 8 north, 6 south
Common Scoter 14 north, 9 south
Little Gull 790 north/offshore
Sandwich Tern 215 north
Common Tern 266 north
Arctic Tern 2 north
Common/Arctic Tern 96 north

Arctic Skua north off Cowden

Little Gull off 2nd Field

Common Gull over 2nd Field

16th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Wigeon
Great white Egret
3 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
2 Hobby
Ringed Plover
1+ Little ringed Plover south
10 Dunlin south
Knot south
9 Redshank south
3 Greenshank south
7 Black tailed Godwit south
79 Little Gull
juv Mediterranean Gull
14+ Common Tern
Flava Wagtail south

Caspian Gull at Grimston (3rd Grimston record)

Common Tern off 2nd Field

15th August – Hornsea seawatch

05:15-08:30 & 15:05-16:40

Fulmar 14 north
Red-throated Diver 1 south
Teal 11 north, 4 south
Common Scoter 31 north, 2 south
Oystercatcher 30 south
Curlew 1 north
Little Gull 779 north early morning
Mediterranean Gull 2 juv north
Sandwich Tern 146 north, 13 south
Common Tern 53 north
Arctic Tern 3 north
Common/Arctic Tern 20 north
Arctic Skua 5 north

Hornsea Mere, from KP

2 Shoveler
7 Teal
Pochard
2 Goldeneye
Great white Egret
2 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
2 Common Sandpiper
6 Redshank
Greenshank
55 Little Gull mid morning
8+ Common Tern

14th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

80+ Little Gull
Ringed Plover on KP
2 Common Sandpiper

Hornsea seawatch

05:18-10:20 & 15:10-16:40

Manx Shearwater 7 north
Fulmar 49 north, 7 south
Wigeon 9 north
Teal 36 north, 18 south
Common Scoter 9 north, 29 south
Oystercatcher 6 north, 21 south
Redshank 1 north
Little Gull 603 north (morning watch)
Sabine’s Gull ad north 15.33
Mediterranean Gull juv south
Sandwich Tern 138 north, 3 south
Common Tern 57 north
Arctic Tern 28 north
Great Skua 1 north, 2 south
Arctic Skua 9 north, 2 south
Long tailed Skua juv north 07.53

Ringed Plover on KP – Jeff Cox

juv Little Gull on the KP jetties – Jeff Cox

Little Gulls on the jetties – Jeff Cox

13th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

5 Teal
Pochard
5 Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
Ringed Plover
2 Golden Plover
c100 Lapwing
Turnstone flew west over KP
Knot west
Dunlin
5 Common Sandpiper
35+ Little Gull
juv Mediterranean Gull
juv Yellow-legged Gull
11+ Common Tern
Arctic Skua flew north east over KP 10.23

Arctic Skua over/from KP – Jon Lamplough

12th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Shoveler
Wigeon
40+ Teal
Pochard
Great white Egret
4+ Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
5+ Common Sandpiper
3 Dunlin
10 Little Gull early morning
2 juv Mediterranean Gull
26+ Common Tern
Flava Wagtail

Willow Warbler in Wassand – Steve Mason

11th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Wigeon
25 Teal
Mandarin
Goldeneye
13 Great crested Grebe
Great white Egret
5 Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
Ringed Plover
32+ Common Sandpiper
Ruff south
2 Dunlin
Wood Sandpiper briefly off 1st field
4 Greenshank south
13 Little Gull
juv Yellow-legged Gull
5+ Common Tern

*of interest locally a Greenish Warbler at Grimston (TI) became the 11th species of Phyllosc to be recorded there

Common Sandpiper from Wassand Hide, a minimum of 32 see today – Steve Mason

Common Sandpiper – Steve Mason

juv Moorhens staying clear of a Pike in Wassand – Steve Mason

Pike from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Greenshanks and Ruff over 1st Field – Bill Harkleroad

10th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside + Seawatch

3 Shoveler
Wigeon
25 Teal
drake Scaup off 1st field
3 Pochard
12 Great crested Grebe
Great white Egret edge of Hermitage field
5 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
Bittern flew to 1st field reedbed
20 Lapwing
14+ Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper east
2 Dunlin south
3 Redshank south
3 Curlew south
3 Little Gull
juv Mediterranean Gull
Sandwich Tern early morning
6+ Common Tern

Seawatch 9.08 – 10.20

Manx Shearwater 1 north
Fulmar 3 north
Teal 3 south
Common Scoter 6 south
Little Gull 2 north
Sandwich Tern 15 north, 26 south
Common Tern 30 north

Little Gull off KP – Jon Lamplough

9th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside + Seawatch

Seawatch 5.06-9.00

Sooty Shearwater 1 north 7.41
Fulmar 5 north
Teal 28 north, 13 south
Common Scoter 237 north, 101 south
Oystercatcher 9 north, 8 south
Little Gull 460 offshore
Sandwich Tern 66 north, 5 south
Common Tern 34 north
Arctic Tern 1 north

KP/Southside

2 Pochard
3 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
Little ringed Plover briefly on KP
Ringed Plover
4 Common Sandpiper
10 Dunlin
2 Little Gull
7+ Common Tern

Green Sandpiper from Wassand – Alan Elkin

8th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Wigeon
78+ Teal
Pochard
Red-crested Pochard
3 Goldeneye
12 Great crested Grebe
6 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
53 Golden plover over the north side
5 Dunlin south
2 Redshank south
9 Black-tailed Godwit south
Curlew west
Whimbrel south
43 Little Gull early morning
juv Mediterranean Gull west
juv Yellow-legged Gull off 1st field
6+ Common Tern

Red-crested Pochard off KP – Jon Lamplough

7th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Great White Egret flew off north
5 Little Egret
6 Common Tern incl at least 1 juv
321 Mute Swan
3 Common Sandpiper
50+ Swift high
2 Hobby
Sparrowhawk

Hobby – Jeff Cox

Chiffchaff – Jeff Cox

6th August – Hornsea Mere, Wassand

Little Egret from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

5th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

18 Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew south
Common Buzzard
124 Lapwing
Marsh Harrier juv
75 Little Gull
5 Common Tern
300+ Swift
Pochard
2 Little Grebe

Black-tailed Godwit off 1st Field – Jeff Cox

Curlew heading south – Jeff Cox

Common Buzzard with a Maltese moult – Justin Foradip

some of the Lapwing along the Southside – Jeff Cox

4th August – Hornsea Mere, Southside

1 Purple Heron – flew west over the Mere at 08:55 and appeared to drop in around the west end. Seen briefly shortly after around 09:17 (JC) flying low east around Heslop’s reed-bed. No further sign by early afternoon
7 Grey Heron
2 Great White Egret
12+ Little Egret
3 Common Sandpiper
5+ Dunlin
30 Black-tailed Godwit flew west, 2 in evening
Redshank
1 Curlew over SW
1 Golden Plover over
80+ Lapwing
1 Mandarin
1 fem Goldeneye
18+ Common Tern
Hobby
2 juv Marsh Harrier over 1st Field/East end

Black-tailed Godwits heading west through the Mere

Common Tern off 2nd Field

Great White Egret from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

buck Roe Deer in Wassand – Steve Mason

3rd August – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

6 Grey Heron
2 Great White Egret on Swan Island from mid afternoon
14 Little Egret
4+ Green Sandpiper
7 Common Sandpiper
3+ Redshank
Dunlin
Snipe
1 Mandarin
9 Great Crested Grebe
2 Little Grebe
fem Goldeneye (also 02/08)
9 Common Tern

Common Buzzard at Wassand – Steve Mason

Little Egret off 1st Field – Scott Chegg

Little Grebes on the Mere – Jeff Cox

Redshanks heading through the Mere – John Sanders

Moorhen – Jeff Cox

Grey Heron in Wassand – Steve Mason

Bindweed balancing a Gatekeeper – Justin Foradip

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July 1, 2020

July Sightings

By hornseamere

31st July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

5 Shelduck south
3 Shoveler
Wigeon
23 Teal
2 Pochard
12 Great crested Grebe
6 Little Egret
Hobby
Ringed Plover south
Grey Plover south
2 Common Sandpiper
4 Dunlin
Redshank
7 Curlew south
Whimbrel south
2 Little Gull early morning
18+ Common Tern

30th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

208 Mute Swan
Shoveler
11 Teal
Pochard
12 Great crested Grebe
6 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
Common Sandpiper
4 Dunlin
Redshank
3 Little Gull early morning
17+ Common Tern
2 Kingfisher
Crossbill west over 1st field
Otter

29th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 Teal
3 Pochard
5 Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
11 Great crested Grebe
Hobby
Avocet west 5:50
98 Lapwing
Ringed Plover south
4 Common Sandpiper
3 Dunlin south
Redshank south
4 Black-tailed Godwit south
Curlew west
126 Little Gull between 5:13 – 5:45
juv Yellow-legged Gull flew west 6:45
16+ Common Tern

Avocet at Grimston (5th record)

28th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

11 Shoveler
7 Teal
3 Pochard
10 Great crested Grebe
2 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
60 Lapwing
Redshank south
22 Black-tailed Godwit south
136 Little Gull early morning
21+ Common Tern

27th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 Shoveler
7 Teal
2 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
Osprey off 1st Field then flew east 13:25
Red Kite through SSE 17:18 then presumed same from Hornsea Lakes shortly after
1+ Hobby
3+ Common Sandpiper
Dunlin south
2 Redshank south
34 Little Gull early morning
juv Mediterranean Gull
21+ Common Tern

26th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

Pochard
2 Great White Egret off 1st Field in evening (LB)
Little Egret
3 Grey Heron
12 Great crested Grebe
4 Little Grebe
1+ Hobby
Common Sandpiper
Dunlin south
2 Redshank south
15 Black-tailed Godwit south
200 Lapwing south late afternoon
73 Little Gull early morning
19+ Common Tern

Kingfisher from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Little Egret over Wassand – Steve Mason

25th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Wigeon
3 Teal
3 Pochard
Black-necked Grebe off Lady island
4 Little Grebe
5 Little Egret
2 Great white Egret flew south 05.20
97 Little Gull between 04.54 – 05.10
Greenshank + 24 Dunlin in evening (LB)
11+ Common Tern

24th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP

Shoveler
5 Wigeon
4 Teal
Pochard
3 Mandarin
11 Great crested Grebe
Black-necked Grebe off Lady island
2 Great White Egret in/over Wassand (SM)
3 Little Grebe
6 Little Egret
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Dunlin south
5 Redshank south
Whimbrel south
181 Little Gull between 04.48 to 05.03
14+ Common Tern

Great White Egret from Wassand Hide – Steve Mason

Hobby hawking over Wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby with prey over Wassand – Steve Mason

Hobby over Wassand – Steve Mason

Common Tern off KP – Bill Harkleroad

Small Copper in 1st Field – Bill Harkleroad

Hobby in Wassand – Alan Elkin

23rd July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

Shoveler
3 Wigeon
7 Teal
2 Mandarin
4 Pochard
11 Great crested Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
3 Little Grebe
6 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
335 Little Gull 04.50 – 05.20
10+ Common Tern
2 Bearded Tit from Wassand Hide
Flava Wagtail south
Otter

a classic oil on canvas Black-necked Grebe – Jon Lamplough

Hobby through Wassand – Steve Mason

Grey Heron from Wassand – Steve Mason

Common Emerald moth in Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

22nd July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand/KP

228 Mute Swan
2 Shoveler
Wigeon
3 Mandarin
3 Pochard
10 Great crested Grebe
5 Little Egret
4 Grey Heron
Hobby
Common Sandpiper
Dunlin south
3 Redshank south
Curlew south
154 Little Gull early morning
13 Common Tern
2 Bearded Tit
10 Crossbill south over KP
Otter
Mink

Mink on KP this morning – Scott Chegg

juv Green Woodpecker – Justin Foradip

21st July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Shelduck
Wigeon
2 Teal
Mandarin
2 Pochard
8 Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
2 Hobby
Greenshank flew SW
8 Curlew south
Whimbrel south
10+ Common Tern

Pomarine Skua off Hornsea in evening (GT)

Small Skipper
Large Skipper
Gatekeeper
Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Small Copper
Large White
Green-veined White
Speckled Wood

local juv Little Owl – Jeff Cox

Otter in Wassand – Steve Mason

Dunlin through the Mere – Steve Mason

Gatekeeper – Jeff Cox

juv Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Steve Mason

Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Steve Mason

juv Blackcap in Wassand – Steve Mason

Brown Hare – Jeff Cox

20th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

8 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
1+ Hobby
34 Lapwing
Little ringed Plover south
Common Sandpiper
23 Dunlin south
7 Redshank south
13 Black-tailed Godwit south
2 Curlew south
18 Little Gull early morning
20+ Common Tern

Yellow-legged Gull at Grimston

19th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

217 Mute Swan
12 Wigeon
4 Mandarin
5 Pochard
7 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
2 Hobby
7 Little Gulls
320 Black-headed Gull west early morning
6 Black-tailed Godwit south
18 Dunlin south
11 Redshank south
3 Common Sandpiper
21+ Common Tern
Kingfisher

Wigeon off KP – Jon Lamplough

Dunlin off KP – Jon Lamplough

18th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

7 Shelduck
3 Shoveler
Wigeon
5 Teal
4 Mandarin
7 Little Egret
Common Sandpiper
2 Redshank west
Greenshank west
14 Black-tailed Godwit west
4 Curlew south
30 Little Gull
9+ Common Tern
Kingfisher
Flava Wagtail

a good record of Large Emerald in Hornsea – Chris Hine

17th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

30 Teal
Mandarin
11 Little Egret
13 Great crested Grebe
Hobby
2 Common Sandpiper
4 Curlew (2 south, 2 west)
4 Whimbrel west
6 Little Gull (5ads + 1s)
8+ Common Tern inc 1 juv
Sandwich Tern over Tansley Lane, Hornsea
Kingfisher
Otter

16th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

3 Wigeon
2 Mandarin
2 Pochard
2 Little Egret
Whimbrel south
5 Curlew west
3 Sandwich Tern briefly landed on a buoy before flying back to the coast
7+ Common Tern
Kingfisher
2 Green Woodpecker at East End
3 Otter

Hornsea seafront

16 Common Tern
4 Sandwich Tern
Common Sandpiper

15th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Shoveler
Wigeon
10 Teal
5 Mandarin
Pochard
3 Goldeneye
12 Great crested Grebe
2 Hobby
2 Golden Plover south
Dunlin west
Black-tailed Godwit west
Curlew
2 Whimbrel south
9+ Common Tern
Yellow Wagtail south

14th July – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

7 Wigeon
Teal
Mandarin
4 Pochard
3 Grey Heron
Little Egret
Redshank
Curlew
3 Common Tern
Spotted Flycatcher
Otter

Small Skipper in 2nd Field – Jeff Cox

Woody Nightshade in Wassand – Jeff Cox

Wren in Wassand – Steve Mason

Common Tern – Steve Mason

male Marsh Harrier – Steve Mason

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

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

Otter in Wassand – Steve Mason

Common Tern caught in a thunderstorm at wassand – Steve Mason

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

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

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June 1, 2020

June Sightings

By hornseamere

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

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

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

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

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

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May 1, 2020

Isolated May Sightings

By hornseamere

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

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

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

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

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

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April 2, 2020

Isolated April Sightings

By hornseamere

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

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March 7, 2020

March Sightings

By hornseamere

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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February 4, 2020

February Sightings

By hornseamere

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

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

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

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

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January 6, 2020

January Sightings

By hornseamere

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

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