Black Redstart by Rich Scott, Gannet by Harry Appleyard 📷 (2/2)

Today’s sightings featured the Stone Curlew again at Long Bank Marsh as well as a female Black Redstart at The Warren, male Redstarts by Humberside Lane and Parade Ground, a “Hooded” Crow south past Potato Field, 2 Pale-bellied Brents and Black Brant on Easington Straight. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

Stone Curlew flew northwest over Sammy's around 18.45. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Hooded Crow south over Humber past Potato Field.
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Female Black Redstart at The Warren, male Common Redstart at Southend Farm by Humberside Lane.
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Stone Curlew still on Long Bank Marsh.
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2 Common Terns over Long Bank Marsh and male Common Redstart at Parade Ground.
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📷Stone Curlew by Luke Stoppard, Chiffchaff by Harry Appleyard. (2/2)

Today's sightings featured the superb addition of Stone Curlew to our 2026 list, showing well on Long Bank Marsh along with a Black Redstart by The Warren, male Common Redstart in Church Field, White Wagtail on Long Bank Marsh and Reed Warbler in Sykes Field. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

Stone Curlew still present on Long Bank Marsh at 16:34

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Nice to see this Stone Curlew on Long Bank Marsh this morning!

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Stone Curlew on Long Bank Marsh, distantly from the hide

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Avocet by Rich Scott, Brambling and Sand Martin by Harry Appleyard. 📷

Today's sightings featured a Little Tern on Beacon Ponds, 2 Bramblings between Kilnsea and The Point, 2 Little Ringed Plover and a leg-tagged Avocet on Kilnsea Wetlands, tagged at Marfield Nature Reserve in North Yorks in June 2025. (1/2) #Spurnbirds

Little Tern at Beacon Ponds.
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Arrivals featured a Ring Ouzel at Schipper's Field, Firecrest singing in Kilnsea Churchyard and a Black Redstart at The Point while a small pod of Bottlenose Dolphins went north past the Sea Watch Hut and a Pipistrelle Bat was diurnally-feeding by the Crown and Anchor. (2/3)

Barn Swallow and Pipistrelle Bat sp. by Harry Appleyard 📷 (3/3)

Following a switch to more northerly winds, overland movement was minimal with today's sightings but another Red-rumped Swallow flew north past the lighthouse and a Great Northern Diver flew north past The Sea Watch Hut (1/3). #Spurnbirds

Drake Eider by Dylan Donnelly📷

So far today, a Red-rumped Swallow north past the lighthouse around 11.40, a Black Redstart at the Gun Emplacement at The Point and Firecrest singing in Kilnsea Churchyard.
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Great Reed Warbler by Luke Stoppard, Swift by Harry Appleyard📷 (2/2)

Today's sightings featured our 7th Great Reed Warbler caught and ringed in Sykes Field, 30+ Wheatears, a Swift touring The Triangle and Easington, a Black Redstart at Sandy Beaches, Common Sandpiper at Beacon Ponds and 3 Little Ringed Plover off Sammy's. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

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Great Reed Warbler caught & released in Sykes Field at 8am

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Sightings so far today inc a Hooded Crow and Tree Pipit heading south and a Redstsrt singing by the green beacon
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Other migrants featured a Ring Ouzel and Redstart at Sammy's, at least 16 Wheatear (4 Triangle, 12 by Easington Gas Terminal rocks), 2 drake Garganey still on Long Bank Marsh and an Arctic Skua flying south over the Humber towards the breach. #Spurnbirds (2/2)