Monthly Archives: November 2022

November 1, 2022

November Sightings

By hornseamere

30th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

25 Whooper Swan south (5,3,1,8,8)
5 Pink-footed Goose
3 Velvet Scoter
Great crested Grebe
Redshank
4 Siskin south

4 of 8 Whooper Swans over the Mere today – Jeff Cox

juv dark-bellied Brent Goose near South Cliffs – Jeff Cox

29th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

6 Whooper Swan + 40 Whooper Swans south past Hornsea 13:20 (RL et al)
19 Pink-footed Goose
3 Pochard
3 Velvet Scoter
23 Lapwing west
Redshank
ad Little Gull

Whooper Swans passing south off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

28th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Pink-footed Goose heard flying over in the fog
3 Velvet Scoter
104 Coot
c40 Golden Plover south
ad Little Gull
20+ Redwing
4 Fieldfare
2 Bearded Tit

Hornsea seafront

3 Turnstone
2 Sanderling
1 Purple Sandpiper

Redwing along the Southside – Jeff Cox

Golden Plovers over Heslops – Jeff Cox

Purple Sandpiper and Turnstone on Hornsea seafront – Jeff Cox

27th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

2 Pink-footed Goose
31 Shoveler
3 Velvet Scoter
2 Goosander
Great crested Grebe
110 Lapwing NW
Snipe
ad Little Gull
c55 Redwing
Chiffchaff
2+ Bearded Tit
3 Siskin

Goosanders over the Mere – Jon Lamplough

1 of 2 Green Woodpeckers at Grimston today – Tim Isherwood

26th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

14 Pink-footed Goose
Pintail
175 Gadwall
44 Shoveler
20 Teal
3 Velvet Scoter
Peregrine
Redshank
ad Little Gull
juv Glaucous Gull mid-morning
2 Siskin

jus Glaucous Gull on the Mere mid-morning – Southside Jonny

juv Glaucous Gull on the Mere mid-morning – Justin Foradip

25th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside

103 Pink-footed Goose
180 Gadwall
3 Velvet Scoter
2 Great crested Grebe
29 Lapwing
Redshank
ad Little Gull
Kingfisher
Grey Wagtail
35 Fieldfare
Siskin

24th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

2 Whooper Swan
2 Pink-footed Goose
32 Pochard
3 Velvet Scoter
3 Marsh Harrier
ad male Hen Harrier flew south
juv type Hen Harrier (prob male) presumably roosted Wassand 15:40 (SB)
ad Little Gull
3 Bearded Titmouse

wintering Danish rung Black-headed Gull 6TY – Roy Lyon

23rd November – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Pintail
106 Wigeon
3 Velvet Scoter
132 Goldeneye
105 Coot
Redshank
Little Gull
53+ Redwing

Goxhill/Hatfield

9 Whooper Swan
120 Fieldfare

22nd November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

6 Pink-footed Goose
126 Barnacle Goose
Pintail
54 Wigeon
324 Tufted Duck
39 Pochard
3 Velvet Scoter
129 Goldeneye
2 Goosander
Little Egret
2 Dunlin south
2 Curlew over
Snipe
ad Little Gull
2 Grey Wagtail

21st November – Hornsea Mere, Southside

155 Mute Swan
Whooper Swan (heard in early morning fog)
Pink footed Goose
Pintail
3 Velvet Scoter
135 Goldeneye
84 Coot
Redshank
ad Little Gull

2 Goosander at Aldbrough today – Ade Johnson

20th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

12 Pink-footed Goose south
1 Pintail
26 Pochard
2 Velvet Scoter
Common Scoter
Goosander
Red-throated Diver
Little Grebe
Knot KP
Redshank
Kingfisher

9 Whooper Swan (3 juv) near Hatfield
Woodcock and 12 Meadow Pipit at Northcliffe

Hornsea seawatch – 07.23-10.00

Shelduck 10 south
Mallard 16 south
Pintail 2 south
Teal 9 south
Wigeon 4 south
Eider 6 south
Common Scoter 6 north, 24 south
Long-tailed Duck 1 south
Goldeneye 1 south
Great northern Diver 1 south
Red-throated Diver 1 south
Great crested Grebe 1 south
Gannet 6 south
Oystercatcher 1 south
Grey Plover 2 south
Turnstone 1 south
Knot 3 south
Dunlin 39 south
Sanderling 2 south
Curlew 1 south
Little Gull 5 south
Little Auk 8 south

Knot on KP today – Jon Lamplough

Red-throated Diver in Wassand – Wayne Atkinson

Lesser Redpoll at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

19th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

An excellent day for regular Hornsea Mere watchers with a record count of 3 Velvet Scoters present this morning finally eclipsing the 2 recorded way back 23rd April 1983. A Black-throated Diver also being the first record on the Mere since 31st December 2013. And if that wasn’t enough a Long-eared Owl made the day list with the last recorded in April 2016.

8 Whooper Swan Little Hatfield (5 juv)
Shelduck
4 Pintail
1w drake Scaup
29 Pochard
3 Common Scoter (1 ad drake)
3 Velvet Scoter (all female/1w)
Goosander
Black-throated Diver on the Mere, then flew west late morning
Peregrine
Dunlin south
ad Little Gull
ad Mediterranean Gull
Grey Wagtail
Long-eared Owl on old railway line

Hornsea Seawatch 07.20 09.40 & 13.30-14.30

Shelduck 1 north
Shoveler 2 south
Teal 10 north, 20 south
Wigeon 5 south
Tufted Duck 5 south
Common Scoter 102 north, 13 south
Eider 5 north, 3 south
Goldeneye 2 north, 8 south
Red-breasted Merganser 1 south
Great northern Diver 1 south
Red-throated Diver 7 north
Great crested Grebe 2 south
Gannet 5 south
Little Gull 1 north
Skua sp 3 south
Little Auk 1 north, 1 south

Long-eared Owl on the old Hornsea Railway Line – Jon Lamplough

1 of 3 Velvet Scoter on the Mere this morning – Alan Elkin

Velvet and Common Scoter on the Mere this morning – Alan Elkin

18th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

16 Whooper Swan (11 juv) also 15 at Little Hatfield that may involve the same birds
187 Greylag Goose
juv White-fronted Goose briefly on the mere then flew west
140 Pink-footed Goose north
5 Pintail
46 Shoveler
320 Teal
43 Wigeon
271 Tufted Duck
Scaup
19 Pochard
Common Scoter
111 Goldeneye
2 Goosander
77 Coot
Great white Egret
juv Red-throated Diver
92 Lapwing south
Dunlin south
Redshank
Greenshank south
2 Little Gull (ad & 1w)
Grey Wagtail
100 Fieldfare Goxhill

Hornsea seawatch – 07:46-9:13

Brent Goose 5 south
Gadwall 2 north
Shoveler 2 south
Teal 14 north, 26 south
Wigeon 10 north, 2 south
Tufted Duck 2 south
Eider 6 south
Common Scoter 45 north, 46 south
Goldeneye 7 south
Goosander 1 south
Great northern Diver 2 north, 1 south
Black-throated Diver 1 on the sea
Red-throated Diver 10 north, 2 south
Red-necked Grebe 1 north
Great crested Grebe 1 north and 1 on sea
Gannet 4 north

regular winterer Black-headed Gull JM88 around KP – Roy Lyon

17th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Pink-footed Goose
2 White-fronted Goose south
5 Pintail
c115 Teal
Scaup
10 Pochard
2 Goosander
Red-throated Diver
Great crested Grebe
75 Lapwing south
10 Dunlin south
Redshank
20 Little Gull (13ad,6.1w,2w)

16th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

3 Whooper Swan (also 9 at Little Hatfield and 8 south over Sigglesthorne)
8 Pintail
141 Teal
2 Scaup
212 Tufted Duck
14 Pochard
84 Goldeneye
141 Lapwing south
Golden Plover south
2 Bearded Tit

Hornsea seawatch – 12:00-13:30

2 Eider south
4 dark-bellied Brent Goose
1 Mallard
30 Teal
19 Wigeon
7 Tufted Duck
Common Scoter 50 on sea 15 north
1 Goldeneye

Cowden 08:45-10:00

7 Red-throated Diver
132+ Little Gull offshore/south
155+ Teal south
30+ Wigeon
14+ Shoveler
8 Siskin

250+ Fieldfare at Goxhill
Short-eared Owl at Aldbrough clifftop

male Bearded Titmouse – Jon lamplough

female Bearded Titmouse – Jon Lamplough

Fieldfare at Goxhill – Mark Robinson

Short-eared Owl at Aldbrough – Mark Robinson

dark-bellied Brent Geese passing Hornsea – Roy Lyon

15th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Pintail
57 Shoveler
80 Wigeon
72 Teal
216 Tufted Duck
3 Scaup
11 Pochard
99 Goldeneye
230 Lapwing south
5 Dunlin south
Curlew over
70 Redwing

Hornsea seawatch 09.20-09.30,10.07-10.37 & 13.25-15.00

Dark-bellied Brent Goose 14 south
Pintail 13 south
Shoveler 10 south
Wigeon 166 south
Teal 315 south
Tufted Duck 1 south
Pochard 1 south
Common Scoter 75 south
Eider 11 south
Red-throated Diver 2 north, 5 south
Gannet 16 south
Lapwing 15 south
Grey Plover 2 south
Turnstone 1 south
Dunlin 190 south
Bar-tailed Godwit 3 south
Curlew 1 south
Little Gull 3 south
Starling 13 south

dark-bellied Brent Geese passing south with a Cormorant – Roy Lyon

Eiders passing Hornsea – Roy Lyon

14th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Whooper Swan (c19 again near Little Hatfield)
Pink-footed Goose (several heard flying over)
4 Pintail
39 Wigeon
134 Tufted Duck
2 Pochard
50 Goldeneye
4 Goosander (3 drakes)
Golden Plover over
Grey Wagtail

5 Snow Bunting mid-morning north of Aldbrough on clifftop

13th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Pink-footed Goose (several heard flying over in the fog)
117 Barnacle Goose
10 Pochard
2+ Fieldfare
2 Bearded Tit

Aldbrough

2 Snow Bunting on clifftop
2 Redpoll + fem Blackcap

Snow Buntings at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

Snow Bunting at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

12th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

20 Whooper Swan (19,1). The flock of 19 also seen at Little Hatfield
74 Pink-footed Goose south
117 Barnacle Goose
7 Pintail
46 Shoveler
87 Teal
138 Tufted Duck
9 Pochard
2 Little Egret
Redshank
Grey Plover west
39 Golden Plover south
ad Mediterranean Gull
Siskin
4 Snow Bunting south over the south side

Cowden 09:45-12:00

12 Red-throated Diver
1 Great-crested Grebe
2 Teal
1 Little Gull north
42 Golden Plover
3 Sanderling
80+ Redwing

Grimston

Chiffchaff
2 Twite, 70+ Siskin, Redpoll
Snow Bunting
72 Pink-footed Goose
2 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail

Sanderling at Cowden – Mark Robinson

Shoveler on the Mere Jon Lamplough

11th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

17 Whooper Swan south (4,9,4) + 17 (3 juvs) at Little Hatfield
8 Pink-footed Goose south
c100 Teal
169 Tufted Duck
6 Pochard
Great white Egret
Red Kite SW over Southgate cemetery
Redshank
Woodcock

Hornsea seawatch – 06:55-08:55

Common Scoter 2 south
Great northern Diver 1 south
Red-throated Diver 4 south
Gannet 2 north, 5 south
Little Gull 5 south
1+ Arctic Tern offshore
Puffin 10 north, 2 south

10th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

19 Whooper Swan (14,2,3)
8 Pintail
191 Gadwall
69 Wigeon
46 Shoveler
96 Teal
130 Tufted Duck
Pochard
Red Kite over Seaton Road 15:30
22 Golden Plover
Redshank
2 Redpoll south

Hornsea seawatch 12:15-15:15

9+ Red-throated Diver
10 Common Scoter
3 Pintail
3 Sanderling
2 Arctic Tern (ad+1w) off Morrow Ave 12:25
2 commic Tern offshore
32+ Little Gull offshore/south
2w Mediterranean Gull
15+ Gannet
4 Kittiwake
100+ auks
Tufted Duck south

Atwick Gap

w Common Tern on beach
2 Stonechat
10+ Teal south
5 Wigeon south

Stonechat at Atwick Gap – Mark Robinson

9th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Whooper Swan
5 Pink-footed Goose south
14 Pintail
69 Wigeon
106 Teal
151 Tufted Duck
Pochard
Redshank

juv Little Gull off Hornsea seafront early afternoon
8 Common Scoter (2 drks)
110+ Pink-footed Goose south

7 Twite at Aldbough clifftop in morning

Teal from KP – Mark Robinson

3 of 7 Twite at Aldbrough this morning – Mark Robinson

8th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Whooper Swan
14 Pintail
151 Gadwall
128 Tufted Duck
73 Goldeneye
drake Goosander
Great white Egret
42 Golden Plover
Redshank
ad Mediterranean Gull

2 Shorelark north of Aldbrough on clifftop

Wigeon on KP today – Jon Lamplough

7th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

3 Whooper Swan south
14 Pintail
87 Teal
80 Tufted Duck
65 Goldeneye
drake Goosander
Redshank

Hornsea seawatch 11:30-13:20

9 Red-throated Diver
1 Great-crested Grebe
4 Common Scoter south + 1 north
25 Little Gull (3 juvs) offshore/south
1 commic Tern south
100+ auks on sea
2 Stonechat near Morrow Ave

14:00-15:40

2 Arctic Tern south
12 Little Gull south
juv skua sp. south
12 Red-throated Diver

1 Shorelark + 4 Snow Bunting on clifftop north of Aldbrough

Redshank over the Mere this morning – Jon Lamplough

2 of 4 Snow Buntings at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

Snow Bunting at Aldbrough clifftop – Ade Johnson

Little Gull south off Hornsea at least 37 moved off Hornsea this afternoon – Roy Lyon

1 of 2 Arctic Tern south off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

small skua sp. south off Hornsea this afternoon – Roy Lyon

6th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

19 Whooper Swan south (8,11)
9 Pintail
81 Teal
7 Pochard
Great white Egret
4 Redshank south
Curlew west
2 ad Mediterranean Gull
2 Grey Wagtail
12 Fieldfare

475 Fieldfare at Goxhill

ad Mediterranean Gull this morning – Jon Lamplough

juv Whooper Swan in Wassand – Steve Mason

Water Rail in Wassand – Steve Mason

Little Grebe – Steve Mason

5th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

11 Whooper Swan south (1,4,6)
115 Pink-footed Goose north
19 Pintail
52 Goldeneye
Peregrine
2w Mediterranean Gull
Grey Wagtail
Siskin south

4th November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

40 Whooper Swan south (5,3,27,3,2)
c80 Pink-footed Goose
15 Pintail
93 Tufted Duck
juv/fem Ring-necked Duck
35 Goldeneye
Great white Egret
Osprey
Peregrine
Redshank

2 Short-eared Owl at Grimston

juv/fem Ring-necked Duck on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

juv/fem Ring-necked Duck – Jon Lamplough

Short-eared Owl at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

2 Short-eared Owl at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

3rd November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

79 Whooper Swan south (4,4,45,5,21)
117 Pink-footed Goose south in afternoon
18 Pintail
32 Goldeneye
Goosander
Great white Egret
juv Osprey
46 Lapwing
Redshank
Kingfisher

Hornsea seawatch – 11:00-14:00

30+ Red-throated Diver
21 Little Gull offshore then south
3 Arctic Tern offshore then south

Whooper Swans over the Mere – Jon Lamplough

Red-throated Diver off Hornsea – Roy Lyon

2nd November – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

22+ Whooper Swan (20 mid-morning, 2+ Whoopers heard leaving early morning)
35 Pink-footed Goose south
15 Pintail
3 Ring-necked Duck initially south of KP, then mobile
32 Goldeneye
drake Goosander
Bittern over 1st field reedbed
3 Little Egret
juv Osprey
Woodcock
Jay west

recordshot of the 3 Ring-necked Ducks – Jon Lamplough

2 of 3 Ring-necked Ducks off 1st Field – Jeff Cox

Ring-necked Duck briefly in Bull Hole – Mark Robinson

Whooper Swan over KP, part of a movement of 22+ birds today – Mark Robinson

Shoveler off KP – Jeff Cox

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

1 Whooper Swan + 10 west in afternoon
11 Pink-footed Goose south
c80 Wigeon
3 Pochard
juv Osprey
Common Buzzard
2 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Golden Plover
2 Jay
1 Fieldfare west

Seawatch 06:50-09:10 + 13:00-14:30

3 Whooper Swan south in afternoon
Shelduck 1 south
Wigeon 16 north, 116 south
Pintail 1 north
Teal 2 north, 86 south
Tufted Duck 4 south
1 Eider south
Common Scoter 15 north, 26 south
Goldeneye 4 south
Red-throated Diver 4 north, 1 south
Great crested Grebe 1 south
Gannet 12 north, 12 south
Grey Plover 3 south
Dunlin 92 south
Sanderling 25 south
Curlew 1 south
Skua sp 2 south
cc Marsh Harrier south in afternoon
12+ Bottle-nosed Dolphin north in afternoon