31st October – Southorpe in am (GB,BMJ,AE)
4 Grey Heron
Little Egret
Slavonian Grebe (adult)
7 Tundra Bean Goose
7 White-fronted Goose
Common Scoter
64 Goldeneye
6 Golden Plover flew south
20 Fieldfare flew west
Grimston – (TI)
single Waxwing present early am
30th October – Kirkholme Point in am (GB,DB,SB,BMJ,MI,AE,LI)
4 Grey Heron
2 Slavonian Grebe (adults)
12 Whooper Swan (adults-all departing by 11:30)
2000+ Grey Lag Goose
7 White-fronted Goose
7 Tundra Bean Goose
135 Canada Geese
320+ Pink-footed Goose
2 Pintail
Common Scoter
65+ Golden Plover flew south west
2 Snipe
Southorpe/Wassand Hide in pm
6 Grey Heron
Little Egret
2 Common Buzzard
Slavonian Grebe (juvenile) day total 3
192 Mute Swan
15 Whooper Swan (adults- new arrivals) day total 27
107 Barnacle Goose
2 Pintail
Great Spotted Woodpecker
600+ Wood Pigeon
18 Meadow Pipit
28 Tree Sparrow
29th October – Kirkholme Point in am (GB,BMJ,JC,AE)
Slavonian Grebe
19 Whooper Swan-two groups-3 juveniles
2 Pink-footed Goose
Southorpe/Wassand Hide in pm (GB,SP)
8 Grey Heron
6+ Common Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Sparrowhawk
3 Whooper Swan-adults- arrived at 14:10 (day total 22)
106 Pink-footed flew south
Tundra Bean Goose flew west
6 Pintail
4 Bearded Tit
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
8 Meadow Pipit
Holmpton/Hollym 08:30-13:00 (TM,MR)
30 Whooper Swan south (25 + 5)
3 Snow Bunting south
1 Great White Egret south 11:58
200+ Pink-footed Goose
ad + 1w Med Gull
4 Gadwall on sea
1 Teal
1 Shoveler
4 Mallard
Grey Wagtail
Blackcap
Whooper Swan’s off Holmpton
Whooper Swan’s off Holmpton
phonescoped ad Med Gull at Holmpton
28th October – Kirkholme Point/Southorpe/Wassand Hide in am (GB,BMJ)
6 Grey Heron
Marsh Harrier
Slavonian Grebe
12 Whooper Swan including two juveniles
260+ Pink-footed Goose in four skeins heading north west
6 Tundra Bean Goose heading north west
107 Barnacle Geese
900+ Grey Lag Goose
7+ Pintail
30+ Teal
850+ Tufted Duck
80+ Pochard
44 Goldeneye
23 Lapwing
8 Redwing
20+ Meadow Pipit
15+ Tree Sparrow
5 Yellowhammer
Bullfinch
Goldcrest
27th October – Kirkholme Point in am (GB)
Slavonian Grebe
14 Tundra Bean Goose flew NE at 10:20
16 Siskin
Hornsea beach early am (JC)
Stonechat
8 Sanderling
Southside/Wassand Hide (JC)
33 Pochard
5 Great-crested Grebe
Kestrel
30+ Redwing
Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Common Buzzard
4 Grey Heron
Marsh Harrier (cream crown)
2 Kingfisher past hide
c160 Pink-footed Goose, flying south east
Cetti’s Warbler
Kingsfield in pm (GB)
150+ Pink-footed Goose flew south at 16:00
26th October – Aldbrough Fish Ponds (AJ)
1 Rough-legged Buzzard – showed/seen well over the ponds before being mobbed by Corvids and pushed towards the coast and lost to view mid afternoon
Kirkholme Point in am (GB,BMJ,JC)
4 Grey Heron
Slavonian Grebe
135 Pink-footed Goose in two skeins passing south
5 Pintail
3 Goosander
2 Cetti’s Warbler
400+ Pink-footed Goose in fields to the west of the road south of Skipsea (TI)
Holmpton/Hollym (TM,MR)
Merlin
Sparrowhawk
1 Shorelark south mid am
1 Snow Bunting clifftop set-a-side
2+ Brambling
1 Knot south
12+ Wigeon south
Merlin at Holmpton
25th October – from Kirkholme Point (GB,TI)
4 Grey Heron
Curlew south
Slavonian Grebe
1 Pink-footed Goose
11 White-fronted Goose
123 Canada Goose
3 redhead Goosander/Goosnar
Common Scoter
40+ Goldeneye
Kingfisher
2 Cetti’s Warbler
Ring Ouzel and Brambling heard by East Lodge in Wassand (TI)
80 Pink-footed Goose south over seafront
Southorpe Fields (MR)
68+ Pink-footed Goose
2 Rock Pipit
8+ alba Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
11+ Meadow Pipit
1w Blackbird bearing a metal ring
Long-eared Owl flushed from cliff at Cowden late aft
3+ Chiffchaff
Grimstom (TI)
2 Black Redstart
3 Chiffchaff
Little Egret
Merlin
Peregrine
‘Southorpe’ Accentor
24th October – Grimston (TI)
4 Bearded Tit flew west, another site first for Grimston
KP/Southorpe/Wassand Hide in am (GB)
6 Grey Heron
2 Sparrowhawk
Slavonian Grebe
22 Great Crested Grebe
1850+ Coot
Scaup
36 Goldeneye
10 Redshank flew West
8 Redwing
300+ Wood Pigeon
Cetti’s Warbler
12 Meadow Pipit
Grey Wagtail
25+ Tree Sparrow
16 Siskin
23rd October – Grimston (TI)
Grimston’s purple patch continue’s with the 5th new species for the recording area logged in the past 4 weeks, with a Hume’s Warbler caught and ringed today. Also today Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Peregrine and 3 Swallow through, and Jack Snipe yesterday
Hume’s Warbler, a new bird for Grimston – Tim Isherwood
KP/Southorpe/Wassand Hide in am (GB,BMJ,JC)
5 Grey Heron
3 Common Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
10 Tundra Bean Goose flew SE at 12:25
107 Barnacle Goose
250+ Wood Pigeon
Goldcrest
12 Meadow Pipit
Jay
22nd October – KP/Southorpe in am (GB,JC,BMJ,AE)
5 Grey Heron
Sparrowhawk
2 Slavonian Grebe
1200+ Grey Lag Goose
65+ White-fronted Goose
7 Tundra Bean Goose
1500+ Pink-footed Goose
several large skeins passing mainly East
107 Barnacle Goose
135 Canada Goose
194 Mute Swan
2 Pintail
34 Goldeneye
Redshank
21st October – KP in am (GB,JC,AE)
Little Egret
Black-necked Grebe
65 White-fronted Goose
55 Pink-footed Goose
2 Pintail
24 Goldeneye
3 Goosander
Kingfisher
Curlew flew East
KP/Southorpe in pm
5 Grey Heron
Black-necked Grebe
3 skeins comprising 350+ Pink-footed Goose flew WNW
Tundra Bean Goose
107 Barnacle Goose
Wassand Hide (SP)
Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
Goosander
Slavonian Grebe
Kingfisher
2 Bearded Tit
Great-crested Grebe
20th October – KP/Southorpe/Wassand Hide in am (GB)
5 Grey Heron
male Marsh Harrier
Kestrel
350+ Mallard
270+ Gadwall
3 Pintail
54 Shoveler
350+ Wigeon
74 Teal
44 Pochard
760+ Tufted Duck
22 Goldeneye
5 Goosander
107 Barnacle Goose
950+ Grey Lag Goose
7 Tundra Bean Goose flew SE
85+ White-fronted Goose
5 skeins comprising 480+ Pink-footed Goose mainly passing SE
with 90 birds landing near Swan Island
60 Redwing
45 Blackbird
belated pic showing the rump of the Grimston Siberian Stonechat – Tim Isherwood
19th October – Southorpe/Wassand Hide in am (JC,GB)
Shelduck
135 Canada Goose
107 Barnacle Goose
7 Tundra Bean Goose flew north
10 Whooper Swan
7 Goldeneye
Redshank flew east
Little Gull
4 Cetti’s Warbler
2 Fieldfare
25+ Redwing
40+ Blackbird
Northside/Wassand Hide/Woodland Walk in pm (GB)
4 Grey Heron
Marsh Harrier
Kestrel
130 Pink-footed Goose flew South
260 Wigeon
270+ Gadwall
Pintail
35 Redwing
40+ Blackbird
2 Cetti’s Warbler
Cormorant from Wassand Hide – Jeff Cox
Wigeon from Wassand Hide – Jeff Cox
Grimston – (TI)
9 Common Crossbill in at Grimston
9 Crossbill’s at Grimston – Tim Isherwood
18th October – Tunstall/Hilston/Cowden late am/early pm (TM,MR)
650+ Pink-footed Goose in several skeins heading south
3 Whooper Swan
2 Goosander
3+ Wheatear
3+ Chiffchaff
2+ Swallow
Brambling
male Ring Ouzel at Cowden
also from Cowden (JC)
3 Blackcap
2 Bullfinch
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
c20 Reed Bunting
c60 Redwing
8 Fieldfare
3 Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Lots of Goldcrest in the sycamores
3 Roe Deer
Roe Deer at Cowden – Jeff Cox
Grimston late aft (TI)
male Redstart
140+ Pink-footed Goose in 3 skeins
Pink-feet over Tunstall
Pink-feet heading south off Tunstall
Whooper Swan’s south off Tunstall
Goosander/Goosnars south off Tunstall
Brambling at Hilston
signage Tunstall style
17th October – Southorpe/Wassand Hide in am (GB)
6 Grey Heron
3+ Common Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier
3 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
13 Tundra Bean Goose
65 White-fronted Goose flew North at 11:20
107 Barnacle Goose
220+ Gadwall
650+ Tufted Duck
2 Pintail
3 Goldeneye
4 Redwing
8 Bearded Tit
40+ Meadow Pipit
4 Yellowhammer
Spurn area – (TM,MR)
Dusky Warbler down the Point
Stonechat at Spurn
phonescoped Isabelline Wheatear at Easington
Siberian Accentor at Easington
Spotted Flycatcher at Gas Terminal
16th October – Southorpe/Wassand Hide in pm (GB,BMJ)
4 Grey Heron
2 Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
Whooper Swan flew south at 16:20
107 Barnacle Goose
3 Pintail
220+ Redwing
150+ Fieldfare flew south at 15:20
25+ Song Thrush
40+ Blackbird
4 Swallow
2 Bearded Tit
3 Long-tailed Tit
20+ Tree Sparrow
Cetti’s Warbler from KP in am
Southorpe early am – (MR)
18 Redpoll
4+ Brambling
good no’s Redwing, Song Thrush, Blackbird
Cowden in am
Merlin
2 Snipe
4+ Blackcap
9+ Brambling
11+ Siskin
2 Ring Ouzel
27+ Redpoll south
1 Mute Swan north
good no’s Redwing, Song Thrush, Blackbird
9 Tundra Bean Goose south of Holmpton/Out Newton mid aft
Brambling at Cowden
part of a group of 9 Tundra Bean Goose nr Holmpton/Out Newton
Grimston – (TI,Jo)
1 Siberian Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat – Tim Isherwood
bedraggled Siberian Stonechat at Grimston
Siberian Stonechat, another first for the Grimston area
15th October – KP in am (GB)
4 Grey Heron
Little Gull
Southorpe/Wassand Hide in pm
5 Grey Heron
3 Common Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier
Kestrel
80 Pink-footed Goose north 13:50
950+ Grey Lag Goose
87 White-fronted Goose
107 Barnacle Goose
5 Pintail
60+ Shoveler
430+ Tufted Duck
5 Goldeneye
12 Redwing
10 Song Thrush
Brambling
4 Yellowhammer
25+ Reed Bunting
15 Tree Sparrow
14th October – Kingsfield, Hornsea (GB)
8 White-fronted Goose flew south at 15:40
13th October – Wassand Hide/Woodland Walk in pm (GB,SP)
2 Grey Heron
4+ Common Buzzard
“cream-crown” Marsh Harrier
2 Sparrowhawk
55+ Shoveler
Pintail
3 Goldeneye
4+ Bearded Tit
3 Swallow
12th October – Grimston (TI)
1 Great White Egret through north 07:30
from Kirkholme Point (GB,AE)
7 Grey Heron
2 Little Grebe
130 Wigeon
185 Tufted Duck
42 Pochard
Dunlin
Ringed Plover
9th October – from Kirkholme Point (JC,AE)
2 Grey Plover
Cetti’s Warbler
891 Greylag Goose
1 Pink-footed Goose
19 Pochard
c60 Wigeon
3 Great-crested Grebe
3 Grey Heron
Little Egret
4 Tundra Bean Goose flew NW at 08:40 (GB)
drk Eider off Hornsea seafront 15:30 (MW)
Southside
c100 Barnacle Goose
2 Redwing in top scrub
1 Redwing in Ouzel Hedge
c25 Reed Bunting in Ouzel Hedge
2 Jay
Cowden – early aft (MR,AJ)
1 Yellow-browed Warbler tho elusive
12+ Chiffchaff
20+ Goldcrest
2 Lesser Redpoll
1+ Grey Wagtail
40+ Redwing
Lesser Redpoll at Cowden
Chiffchaff at Cowden
Red Admiral at Cowden
Grimston – (TI)
a new bird for the Grimston recording area with a 1w male Red-flanked Bluetail, caught and ringed this afternoon.
Red-flanked Bluetail at Grimston – Tim Isherwood
also from Grimston today
Great-northern Diver
Pomarine Skua
2 Yellow-browed Warbler
Ring Ouzel
20 Brambling
15 Chiffchaff
Swallow
Grey Wagtail
Short-eared Owl in off
4+ Blackcap
Wheatear
8th October – Cowden 08:00-12:30 (MR,MT)
3 Yellow-browed Warbler
6+ Blackcap
12+ Chiffchaff
35+ Goldcrest
150+ Redwing
50+ Blackbird
40+ Song Thrush
3 Swallow
Brambling
Redstart
Ring Ouzel
Jack Snipe
3 Grey Heron north
Grimston in am (TI)
Yellow-browed Warbler
Short-eared Owl
2 Redstart
4 Wheatear
15 Chiffchaff
20 Brambling
good no’s of Thrush’s
KP/Southorpe/Wassand Hide – in am (GB,AE)
2 Little Egret
11 Grey Heron
107 Barnacle Geese
26 Great Crested Grebe
140+ Gadwall
Pintail
Grey Plover
Ruff flew south
10+ Redwing
4 Song Thrush
Ring Ouzel
20+ Blackbird
Cetti’s Warbler
9 Long-tailed Tit
25+ Reed Bunting
15 Tree Sparrow
4 Yellowhammer
20+ Chaffinch
7th October – from Kirkholme Point (JC,AE,GB)
1 Grey Plover
2 Little Egret
7+Grey Heron
24 Great Crested Grebe
230+ Wigeon
160+ Tufted Duck
15 Pochard
Grey Plover
Dunlin
Grey Plover on KP – Alan Elkin
Grimston day totals – (TI)
Great Grey Shrike
Garden Warbler
2 Swallow
2 Stonechat
3 Blackcap
25 Chiffchaff
60 Goldcrest
30 Redwing
3 Ring Ouzel
60 Song Thrush
45 Brambling
4 Yellow-browed warbler
Redstart
2 Short-eared Owl
a brief Great Grey Shrike in at Grimston – Tim Isherwood
Brambling at Grimston – Tim Isherwood
6th October – 1st Field/KP (JC,BMJ,GB)
3 Redwing in the top scrub with good no’s of Blackbird
580+ Greylag Geese
Grey Plover
Dunlin
5th October – Withernwick (TI)
1 Yellow-browed Warbler in the churchyard
3rd October – Cowden 14:15-17:30 (MR)
3 Common Buzzard appeared to come in off the sea at 14:30 and headed NW inland
1 Yellow-browed Warbler
3+ Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
10+ Goldcrest
2 Swallow
Grey Wagtail on clifftop
66 Common Scoter north
Grimston (TI)
3 Yellow-browed Warbler
4 Stonechat
2 Grey Wagtail
several Redwing
6 Chiffchaff
30+ Goldcrest
Wheatear
Merlin
Common Buzzard at Cowden 1 of 3
Common Buzzard in off at Cowden 2 of 3
Yellow-browed Warbler at Cowden
Yellow-browed Warbler at Cowden
2nd October – 3hrs seawatch off Grimston (TI)
28 Sooty Shearwater
Puffin
20 Bonxie
Long-tailed Duck
Great-northern Diver
1st October – Cowden late aft (MR)
Jack Snipe
3+ Chiffchaff
2 Sparrowhawk
12 Pink-footed Goose over south
Sparrowhawk south at Cowden
Kirkholme Point in am (JC,GB)
Scaup
Common Scoter
4 Grey Heron
16 Pochard
Little Egret
Chiffchaff singing
Cetti’s Warbler
Common Scoter over Mere – Jeff Cox
Southside (JC,LB)
Snipe
c60 Pochard
Scaup
2 Grey Heron
2 Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
2 Cetti’s Warbler
Skylark singing
5 Pink-footed Goose (in field with Barnacle Geese)
105 Barnacle Goose
Kestrel
Pink-feet along the Southside – Jeff Cox
Barnacle Goose – Jeff Cox
Merebirders 