April Sightings

28th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Pink-footed Goose
Egyptian Goose
2 Shelduck
Shoveler
8 Teal
4 Pochard
drake Pochard x Tufted Duck
83 Tufted Duck
5 Goldeneye
8 Swift
Great crested Grebe
c200 Sand Martin
c300 Swallow
c10 House Martin
Yellow Wagtail
Wheatear

Wood Sandpiper near Goxhill + 6 Yellow Wagtail and 1 White Wagtail.
6 Arctic Tern north over the seafront

Ring Ouzel, 6 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 3 Yellow Wagtails at Grimston

27th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2cy White-fronted Goose
Egyptian Goose
5 Shelduck
4 Shoveler
Wigeon
8 Teal
8 Pochard
33 Tufted Duck
drake Long-tailed Duck
6 Goldeneye
2 Swift
Whimbrel
2 Common Sandpiper
Barn Owl

Wood Sandpiper and Grasshopper Warbler near Goxhill

26th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

Pink-footed Goose
2cy White-fronted Goose
Egyptian Goose
2 Shelduck
7 Shoveler
9 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
2 Teal
Pochard
drake Pochard x Tufted Duck
107 Tufted Duck
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Goldeneye
2 Little Grebe
Little Egret
Barn Owl
Grasshopper Warbler

2 Purple Sandpiper Hornsea seafront

Egyptian and Pink-footed Goose – Susanna Hoffs

Egyptian Goose – Susanna Hoffs

25th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Pink-footed Goose
Egyptian Goose
2 Shelduck
7 Shoveler
8 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
6 Teal
drake Pochard x Tufted Duck
112 Tufted Duck
drake Long-tailed Duck
4 Goldeneye
2 Red-breasted Merganser
Whimbrel
Curlew
2 Little Egret

2cy Iceland Gull on Aldbrough beach – Ade Johnson

2cy Iceland Gull on Aldbrough beach – Ade Johnson

24th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Pink-footed Goose
2 Shelduck
6 Shoveler
6 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
3 Teal
drake Pochard x Tufted Duck
111 Tufted Duck
drake Long-tailed Duck
4 Goldeneye
2 Swift
Great crested Grebe
2 Common Sandpiper

23rd April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Barnacle Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Shelduck
8 Shoveler
5 Gadwall
3 Wigeon
6 Teal
drake Pochard x Tufted Duck hybrid
106 Tufted Duck
drake Long-tailed Duck
9 Goldeneye
Green Woodpecker
Swift
130+ Sand Martin
c15 Swallow
4 House Martin
Reed Warbler

22nd April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

Pink-footed Goose
5 Shelduck
2 Shoveler
9 Gadwall
Wigeon
10 Teal
hybrid Pochard x Tufted Duck
84 Tufted Duck
drake Long-tailed Duck
6 Goldeneye
Great crested Grebe
Common Sandpiper
2 Fieldfare

21st April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Shelduck
5 Shoveler
6 Gadwall
Wigeon
42 Mallard
38 Teal
Pochard
56 Tufted Duck
drake Long-tailed Duck
7 Goldeneye
Whimbrel east
Common Sandpiper
Great white Egret west

drake Long-tailed Duck flew north over the sea late morning

20th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

8 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
14 Teal
Pochard
69 Tufted Duck
2 Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Goldeneye
Curlew
Common Sandpiper
Grasshopper Warbler

drake Long-tailed Duck on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

19th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

4 Barnacle Goose
3 Shelduck
9 Shoveler
3 Gadwall
Wigeon
10 Teal
Pochard
71 Tufted Duck
2 Common Scoter
8 Goldeneye
Common Sandpiper
Little Egret
Grasshopper Warbler

2 Purple Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Turnstone and 9 Sanderling on the seafront

18th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

4 Shelduck
12 Shoveler
3 Gadwall
23 Teal
3 Pochard
87 Tufted Duck
2 Common Scoter
7 Goldeneye
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Common Sandpiper
Grasshopper Warbler
3 Yellow Wagtail

2 Purple Sandpiper and 24 Sanderling on the seafront + 2 Eider north

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

4 Barnacle Goose
5 Shelduck
2 Garganey (1 drake)
12 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
2 Teal
4 Pochard
86 Tufted Duck
drake Common Scoter
13 Goldeneye
2 Curlew
2 Common Sandpiper
Grasshopper Warbler

16th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside

5 Shelduck
14 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
10 Teal
3 Pochard
67 Tufted Duck
2 Goldeneye
2cy Mediterranean Gull

Hornsea seawatch 06.50-08.30

Common Scoter 32 south
Sandwich Tern 4 south
Red-throated Diver 3 north
Black-throated Diver 1 south 7.30
Fulmar 24 north
Gannet 16 north

15th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside

10 Shelduck
11 Shoveler
6 Gadwall
Wigeon
6 Teal
3 Pochard
63 Tufted Duck
12 Goldeneye
Bar-tailed Godwit on Swan island spit
2 Common Sandpiper
c80 Sand Martin
c15 Swallow
4 House Martin

Kestrel – Jon Lamplough

14th April – Hornsea Mere – Southside/KP/Wassand

2 Shelduck
10 Shoveler
7 Gadwall
2 Teal
Pochard
101 Tufted Duck
5 Goldeneye
5 Curlew
Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
Lesser Whitethroat

Short-eared Owl and 2 Goosander north over the seafront

Barn Owl – Justin Foradip

Blackcap – Justin Foradip

Grey Tree Rat – Justin Foradip

13th April – Southside/KP

Whooper Swan
5 Shelduck
18 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
7 Wigeon
3 Teal
2 Pochard
121 Tufted Duck
34 Goldeneye
Goosander
Common Sandpiper
Little Egret
Wheatear
2 Yellow Wagtail

Cetti’s Warbler – Steve Mason

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

Whooper Swan
2 Shelduck
33 Shoveler
5 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
24 Teal
11 Pochard
95 Tufted Duck
51 Goldeneye
3 Curlew
Redshank
Sand Martin
Wheatear

Wheatear in 1st Field – Jon Lamplough

11th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

White-fronted Goose
Whooper Swan
2 Shelduck
14 Shoveler
17 Teal
Redshank
4 Willow Warbler
18 Chiffchaff
2 Sedge Warbler
8 Blackcap
Yellow Wagtail

Cetti’s Warbler – Jake Ox

10th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Whooper Swan
2 Shelduck
35 Shoveler
6 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
2 Teal
2 Pochard
73 Tufted Duck
48 Goldeneye
Goosander
5 Coot
Redshank
Red Kite
5 Buzzard

2 Purple Sandpiper Hornsea seafront

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

2cy White-fronted Goose
Whooper Swan
3 Shelduck
19 Shoveler
9 Gadwall
7 Wigeon
4 Pintail
2 Pochard
67 Tufted Duck
52 Goldeneye
1w Mediterranean Gull
Red Kite
c80 Sand Martin
15+ Swallow
Sedge Warbler 1st field

Lesser Whitethroat old Railway Line
Peregrine over the town
Whitethroat at Grimston

Whooper Swan near Heslop’s – Jake Ox

Whooper Swan over the Mere – Jon Lamplough

Brown Hare – Jake Ox

8th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

3 Shelduck
11 Shoveler
3 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
3 Teal
55 Tufted Duck
50 Goldeneye
5 Coot
Curlew west
Spoonbill west
9 Common Buzzard

Spotted Redshank heard at Grimston
2cy Iceland Gull & 14+ Wheatear

Spoonbill heading west – Jon Lamplough

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

12 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
43 Tufted Duck
40 Goldeneye
6 Coot
Redshank
2 Common Sandpiper
c70 Sand Martin
11 Swallow
6 House Martin

Common Sandpipers – Jon Lamplough

6th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

3 Shelduck
8 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
42 Tufted Duck
62 Goldeneye
2 Dunlin
Redwing
Fieldfare
male Ring Ouzel

5th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

44 Pink-footed Goose north
3 Shelduck
3 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
36 Tufted Duck
51 Goldeneye
Cattle Egret briefly 1st field then flew south
6 Sand Martin
Willow Warbler

Lapland Bunting on Hornsea beach briefly this morning

4th April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP/Wassand

3 Shelduck
2 Shoveler
5 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
2 Teal
44 Tufted Duck
female Common Scoter
68 Goldeneye
3 Sand Martin

Song Thrush – Steve Mason

Blackcap – Steve Mason

Cetti’s Warbler – Steve Mason

3rd April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2cy White-fronted Goose
3 Shelduck
6 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
39 Tufted Duck
75 Goldeneye
2 Coot

2nd April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2cy White-fronted Goose
Mandarin
4 Gadwall
7 Wigeon
2 Teal
52 Tufted Duck
73 Goldeneye
Goosander
6 Coot
Great crested Grebe
4 Marsh Harrier

Cetti’s Warbler – Jon Lamplough

Coal Tit – Steve Mason

Robin – Steve Mason

Continental type Stonechat at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

Continental type Stonechat at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

Continental type Stonechat at Grimston – Tim Isherwood

1st April – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

dark-bellied Brent Goose
2cy White-fronted Goose
5 Shelduck
6 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
7 Wigeon
3 Teal
hybrid Aythya, probably Pochard x Tufted Duck
20 Tufted Duck
28 Goldeneye
Goosander
2 Redshank
Spoonbill
Barn Owl

Spoonbill on Swan Island spit – Jon Lamplough

dark-bellied Brent Goose – Jon Lamplough

drake Goosander – Jon Lamplough