March Sightings

31st March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

White-fronted Goose
Shoveler
4 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
2 Teal
49 Tufted Duck
94 Goldeneye
Common Swift flew over KP late afternoon
5 Coot
Great crested Grebe
Curlew
Snipe
Little Gull

30th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

White-fronted Goose
Shelduck
8 Shoveler
5 Gadwall
13 Wigeon
2 Teal
Pochard
57 Tufted Duck
141 Goldeneye
8 Coot
c110 Golden Plover
3 Blackcap

Common Buzzard over Souththorpe – Jon Lamplough

29th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

White-fronted Goose
5 Gadwall
2 Teal
3 Pochard
50 Tufted Duck
189 Goldeneye
12 Coot
2 Great white Egret

28th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

White-fronted Goose
Egyptian Goose
3 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
9 Wigeon
3 Pochard
45 Tufted Duck
154 Goldeneye
9 Coot
2 Blackcap

male Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Jon Lamplough

male Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Jon Lamplough

27th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

1 Slavonian Grebe distant and elusive at west end
3 Shelduck
4 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
15 Wigeon
4 Pochard
58 Tufted Duck
218 Goldeneye
9 Coot
Redshank
Sand Martin

*of interest locally a superb record of a Hawfinch in a Hatfield garden today

Hawfinch in Hatfield today – Loraine Gill

male Marsh Harriers in Wassand – Steve Mason

male Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Steve Mason

male Marsh Harrier in Wassand – Steve Mason

26th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

White-fronted Goose
Shelduck
10 Shoveler
6 Gadwall
15 Wigeon
7 Teal
4 Pochard
51 Tufted Duck
drake Common Scoter
187 Goldeneye
15 Coot
6 Oystercatcher
Red Kite
9 Buzzard

Red-breasted Merganser north over the sea, 2 Swallows over North Cliff Boat Yard

Shelduck over the Mere – Jon Lamplough

25th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside

White-fronted Goose
4 Shoveler
7 Wigeon
3 Gadwall
11 Teal
2 Pochard
44 Tufted Duck
221 Goldeneye
15 Coot
Little Gull

24th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

4 Shoveler
5 Wigeon
11 Teal
2 Pochard
35 Tufted Duck
drake Scaup
Goosander
17 Coot
6 Grey Heron
Kingfisher

Scaup off KP – Jon Lamplough

Scaup off KP – Roy Lyon

23rd March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

5 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
8 Teal
2 Pochard
38 Tufted Duck
2 Common Scoter
18 Coot
3 Curlew west
ad Little Gull
820+ Common Gull west
2 Red Kite
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail

22nd March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Shelduck
Shoveler
3 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
2 Teal
3 Pochard
37 Tufted Duck
226 Goldeneye
21 Coot
Great crested Grebe
3 Dunlin west
Sand Martin

Purple Sandpiper on the seafront
2w Mediterranean Gull on Aldbrough beach

Mediterranean Gull at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

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

2cy White-fronted Goose
4 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
2 Teal
Pochard
40 Tufted Duck
233 Goldeneye
16 Coot
Red Kite
2 Sand Martin

Red Kite over Wassand – Wayne Atkinson

White-fronted Goose – Jon Lamplough

White-fronted Goose – Jon Lamplough

20th March – Hornsea Mere, KP

4 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
19 Wigeon
27 Mallard
4 Teal
12 Pochard
35 Tufted Duck
15 Coot
ad Mediterranean Gull

*of interest a ringed Coot found freshly dead around Stream Dyke 17th March had been rung as a bird of at least 2 years old at Chorlton Water Park, Greater Manchester, 28th January 2022. Found 779 days after it was ringed and 148km ENE of its ringing site.

Water Rail, a Grimston scarcity seen today – Tim Isherwood

19th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

3 Grey Heron
6 Shoveler
6 Gadwall
23 Wigeon
5 Teal
4 Pochard
30 Tufted Duck
193 Goldeneye
17 Coot
Redshank west
2 Rock Pipit

male Hen Harrier north between East Newton/Aldbrough at 09:40

18th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Shoveler
3 Gadwall
36 Wigeon
drake American Wigeon south of Swan island
2 Pintail
2 Teal
10 Pochard
26 Tufted Duck
168 Goldeneye
Goosander
female Red-breasted Merganser
15 Coot
2 Great crested Grebe
6 Oystercatcher
Dunlin

15 Bottle-nosed Dolphin south off Grimston in morning
Red Kite + 5+ Marsh Harrier south
Brent Goose, Goldeneye, Little Egret, 15 Siskin, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Brambling, Skylarks and Meadow Pipits also moving through

drake American Wigeon on the Mere today – Jon Lamplough

drake American Wigeon on the Mere today – Jon Lamplough

phone-scoped drake American Wigeon on the Mere today – Mark Robinson

17th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

72 Greylag Goose
49 Mute Swan
4 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
13 Teal
3 Pochard
28 Tufted Duck
244 Goldeneye
16 Coot
3 Great white Egret
11 Chiffchaff

16th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

21 Canada Goose
44 Greylag Goose
31 Mute Swan
12 Gadwall
8 Wigeon
36 Teal
9 Pochard
44 Tufted Duck
214 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
17 Coot
Ringed Plover
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Little Egret
2 Great white Egret
Grey Wagtail

1 of 2 Great White Egret – Geoff Cocks

redhead Smew – Jon Lamplough

Grey Heron – Geoff Cocks

Marsh Harrier – Geoff Cocks

Mistle Thrush – Geoff Cocks

15th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

35 Greylag Goose
48 Mute Swan
2 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
31 Wigeon
6 Teal
5 Pochard
27 Tufted Duck
245 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
18 Coot
3cy Iceland Gull
Great white Egret
7 Chiffchaff

14th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

37 Mute Swan
4 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
8 Teal
4 Pochard
31 Tufted Duck
146 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
18 Coot
Great white Egret
2 Chiffchaff

redhead Smew – Justin Foradip

13th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

4 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
12 Tufted Duck
7 Coot

12th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

25 Mute Swan
3 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
12 Tufted Duck
232 Goldeneye
7 Coot
Chiffchaff

11th March – Grimston

6 Shorelark still present though elusive

10th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Wigeon
11 Tufted Duck
169 Goldeneye
6 Coot

9th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Wigeon
24 Mallard
9 Teal
10 Tufted Duck
257 Goldeneye
redhead Smew
6 Coot

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

2 Gadwall
23 Wigeon
23 Tufted Duck
250 Goldeneye
7 Coot

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

34 Canada Goose
Gadwall
18 Wigeon
9 Teal
12 Tufted Duck
247 Goldeneye
6 Coot
20 Lapwing
Woodcock
Grey Wagtail

2 Purple Sandpiper on the seafront

6th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

2 Wigeon
5 Tufted Duck
323 Goldeneye
6 Coot
2 Chiffchaff

5th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 Gadwall
51 Wigeon
11 Tufted Duck
283 Goldeneye
6 Coot
Great crested Grebe

4th March – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

2 Gadwall
3 Wigeon
8 Teal
2 Pochard
12 Tufted Duck
210 Goldeneye
8 Coot
Golden Plover east
Woodcock
3cy Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Iceland Gull – Jon Lamplough

Common Buzzards over the Mere – Justin Foradip

3rd March – Hornsea Mere, Southside

20 Mute Swan
7 Wigeon
2 Teal
208 Goldeneye
7 Coot
Stonechat

2nd March – Hornsea Mere, Southside

1 Gadwall
1 Tufted Duck
262 Goldeneye
11 Coot
Stonechat

1st March – Hornsea Mere, Southside

5 Pink-footed Goose north
2 Shoveler
Gadwall
25 Wigeon
4 Tufted Duck
259 Goldeneye
12 Coot
Little Egret
Stonechat