Monthly Archives: November 2015

November 1, 2015

November Sightings

30th November – Hornsea (LI)

1 Waxwing flew south over the Tesco’s carpark around 8am

26th November – Wassand/Wassand Hide 09:00-12:00 (MR,JS)

1 Nuthatch in trees by the Wassand carpark late morning
a minimum of 5 Bearded Tit from Wassand hide (3 in left hand reedbed from hide, 2 in reedbed opposite hide)
male Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
3+ Cetti’s Warbler
small no’s of Siskin and Redpoll around Woodland walk

Long-tailed Duck off 1st field/KP early aft
Red colour-ringed ad winter Med Gull off 2nd field early aft
Kingfisher
Water Rail 1st field edge

Aldbrough – (AJ)

Lapland Bunting in the clifftop stubble

Lapland Bunting at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

part of a small group of Siskin at Aldbrough Fish Ponds – Ade Johnson

25th November – Wassand Hide (MR,SP,JB et al)

2 Bearded Tit in reedbed opposite hide
male Marsh Harrier
Daubenton’s Bat

Daubenton’s Bat from Wassand hide

1st/2nd Field early aft – (MR)

Long-tailed Duck
Goosander
Slavonian Grebe off KP

Goosander off 1st field, also known by Hornsea folk as Goosnars!

24th November – Wassand Hide/Mere (MR,GT)

Red-throated Diver off Swan Island from 2nd field briefly late morning flew low west 11:40
2 Bewick’s Swan dropped in Decoy/Decoy Channel with a single Whooper Swan 12:35-13:00 at least
Slavonian Grebe from KP
3 Goosander on Mere late aft
male Marsh Harrier Wassand Hide/Heslop’s
Bearded Tits heard from Wassand hide early am
Cetti’s Warbler heard 3rd field/Wassand
Chiffchaff on Woodland walk with Tit flock

Red-throated Diver off west over Mere

23rd November – Wassand Hide (SP)

male Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Common Buzzard
3 Goosander
Otter

Otter from Wassand hide – Simon Pugh

22nd November – Southside/Wassand Hide (GB,RY)

Sparrowhawk
Bittern flew to west end of Decoy
30+ Pink-footed Goose flew South West
96 Barnacle Goose
34 Shoveler
1200+ Tufted Duck
220+ Pochard
40+ Goldeneye
25 Lapwing
4 Jay
7 Magpie
1200+ Starling roosting at Decoy
8 Lesser Redpoll
40+ Reed Bunting
Slavonian Grebe + 2 Whooper Swan (GT)

Bittern – Rod Yeoman

21st November – Kirkholme Point (GT)

Slavonian Grebe

19th November – Mere late aft (GT)

1w Caspian Gull
1 Long-tailed Duck
pair RCP
pair Pintail
Scaup

Aldbrough – (AJ)

800-1000 Pink-footed Geese present in clifftop stubble fields
4 White-fronted Goose also present, appearing to show some features suggestive of Greenland White-fronted Goose
5 Whooper Swan also present briefly

White-fronted Geese at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

18th November – Aldbrough (AJ)

a single Whooper Swan with the Goose flock at Aldbrough

Whooper Swan – Ade Johnson

Kingsfield, Hornsea (GB)

103 Pink-footed Goose flew South East at 11:20

17th November – Southside/Wassand Hide in am (GB)

2 Grey Heron
12 Whooper Swan including 2 juvs flew South West
138 Mute Swan
210+ Pink-footed Goose in 3 skeins flew South West
120+ Pochard
4 Red-crested Pochard
1050 Tufted Duck
42 Goldeneye
2 Bearded Tit near hide
Treecreeper
2 Goldcrest
14 Redwing
22 Blackbird
65+ Linnet
17 Lesser Redpoll
22 Goldfinch
24 Siskin near hide
Bullfinch
40+ Reed Bunting

Aldbrough – (AJ)

Brent Goose in the clifftop stubble today

dark-bellied Brent Goose Aldbrough clifftop – Ade Johnson

Lesser Redpoll at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

16th November – Wassand Hide (SP)

juv Peregrine over Decoy

15th November – Wassand Hide/Woodland Walk in pm (GB)

2 Grey Heron
Common Buzzard
96 Barnacle Goose
84 Mute Swan
450+ Wood Pigeon
1200+ Starling roosting in Decoy

14th November – Wassand Hide in am (SP)

4 Whooper Swan flew out south
1 Bittern

12th November – Wassand Hide in am (MR)

18 Whooper Swan (17 flew out south)
5 Goosander
2+ Cetti’s Warbler
Bearded Tit’s heard
5 Lesser Redpoll near the pines

KP/Southside in am (GB,AE)

72 Pochard
pair Red-crested Pochard
female Scaup
2 White-fronted Goose flew North
277 Pink-footed Goose in four skeins flew North
107 Barnacle Goose – feeding Southorpe
109 Pink-footed Goose – feeding Southorpe

11th November – Aldbrough (AJ,MR)

Pink-footed Goose – upwards of 1500 birds now present in clifftop fields to the north including a White neck collared bird, it appears to read O 23
1 Eurasian White-fronted Goose also present (for 2nd day)
small no’s of Greylag and Canada Goose
1 Brent Goose north with Greylag’s
1 Curlew
1+ Short-eared Owl
2 Stonechat

$a fraction of the Pink-feet at Aldbrough, white collared bird 3rd from left$

a fraction of the Pink-feet at Aldbrough, white collared bird 3rd from left

Short-eared Owl

Mere late am/early aft

imm drk Pintail off northside of KP
pair Red-crested Pochard on Swan Island
Swedish rung Black-headed Gull on KP
Slavonian Grebe off 2nd field
2 Lesser Redpoll 1st field edge

Slavonian Grebe off 2nd field

Lesser Redpoll 1st field

10th November – Wassand/Wassand Hide 09:30-12:00 (MR,JB)

37 Whooper Swan including 5 juvs during morning from Wassand hide
14 Pink-footed Goose (13 over west, 1 in Decoy)
67+ Gadwall in Decoy
redhead Goosander in Decoy then south late morning
2 Cetti’s Warbler heard
fem Marsh Harrier
1 Common Buzzard
small no’s of Redwing along Woodland walk
Jay
Pipistrelle Bat along Woodland walk

Whooper Swans from Wassand hide

9th November – Southside/Wassand Hide-in pm (GB,BMJ)

32 Shoveler
22 Goldeneye
27 Pink-footed Goose flew South West
450+ Wood Pigeon
1200+ Starling roosting at East end
2 Jay
4 Redwing

Short-eared Owl at Cowden – Ade Johnson

8th November – Wassand Hide/Wassand (MR,CS,JS)

3 Pintail inc 2 drks
2 Cetti’s Warbler
1 Common Buzzard
32 Goldfinch by the pines

6th November – Mere/Hornsea Railway Line (GT)

a Hawfinch was found down the old Hornsea Railway Line adjacent to the Tesco’s carpark in the morning, and a Merlin was seen later in the day nearby

pair Red-crested Pochard from KP

Southside in am – (GB)

Slavonian Grebe off 2nd field
Hawfinch in 1st field disturbed by dog and flew South East at 09:45
23 Goldfinch
7 Redpoll

Aldbrough/Cowden – (AJ)

upto 600 Pink-footed Geese in stubble fields in the Aldbrough/Cowden area

4th November – Cowden (AJ)

Short-eared Owl at Cowden – Ade Johnson

Southside/Wassand Hide in am (GB,BMJ)

2 Grey Heron
Little Egret
6 Whooper Swan
210+ Pink-footed Goose in three skeins flew South East
Slavonian Grebe off 1st field
female Scaup
Cetti’s Warbler in alder next to Hide
34 Redwing flew West
Bearded Tit

3rd November – Southside 08:30-12:30 (MR)

Little Egret 1st field edge
Redshank
Water Rail
3 Scaup
3+ Cetti’s Warbler
1+ Woodcock Heslop’s/Ouzel Hedge
14 Whooper Swan flew south during morning
ad Med Gull
2 LBb Gull
83+ Fieldfare west over Ouzel Hedge
small no’s Blackbird + Redwing
1 Redpoll Ouzel Hedge
No sign of Great Grey Shrike in morning

Red red Robin bob bob bobbing along!

Cetti’s Warbler around Heslop’s

Whooper’s over 2nd field

Southside/Wassand Hide in pm (GB,BMJ)

3 Grey Heron
Little Egret roosting Swan Island
juv Little Grebe
178 Mute Swan (152 in Decoy)
74 Pink-footed Goose flew South East
30+ Redwing
25+ Blackbird
4000+ Starling roosting East and West end
35 Goldfinch

1st November – Southside/Wassand Hide 08:00-14:30 (TM,MR,RW,GB)

2 Whooper Swan – (1 Decoy,1 along Northside)
118+ Mute Swan by late morning from Wassand hide
1 Little Egret along Northside/flew south over Mere 12:07
131 Gadwall Decoy Channel
166+ Pink-footed Goose over SSW in 3 skeins
1 Slavonian Grebe off 2nd field/Heslops/ and Northside in pm
Water Rails from Wassand/2nd field/Heslops
1 Curlew over
4 Golden Plover over
2 Med Gull on Mere (ad + 1W)
1+ Common Buzzard
1 Peregrine south
2+ Bearded Tit from Wassand hide
8+ Cetti’s Warbler (6 seen/heard along Southside/2+ Wassand hide
Great Grey Shrike still Ouzel Hedge/roosted 2nd field at dusk (GB)
1 Clouded Yellow by Ouzel Hedge (SB,DB)
2+ Brambling Wassand walk
Noctule Bat by Wassand carpark