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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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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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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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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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)
Painted Lady @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social. between Warren Head and Chalk Bank (looking the worse for a difficult migration flight?) #spurnbirds
Great Reed Warbler in the hand after being ringed.
An unexpected but very good start to the day. Spurn's earliest Great Reed Warbler #spurntick #spurnbirds
Great Reed Warbler, Spurn 18/4/26
Great Reed Warbler, Spurn 18/4/26
My morning walk along the gas terminal rocks in Easington was interrupted by a shout from Spurn when this Great Reed Warbler was trapped. Very welcome as I’ve been abroad when the last couple turned up, so thanks once again to the ringers #spurnbirds
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)
Today's sightings featured 62 Goldfinches and 25 Swallows leading the southward overland movement alongside a male Blue-headed Wagtail passing The Warren. (1/2) #Spurnbirds
Linnets, Rooks, Blue-headed Wagtail and Stock Dove by Harry Appleyard 📷
Some from #Spurnbirds today.
The 2 drake garganey, whimbrel, wheatear & 💯 s of Brent geese.
Also common ringed plovers, dunlin, avocets, curlew, oystercatcher, swallows, sand martin and a barn owl. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @mjthom.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
Arctic Skua south over Humber towards Breach. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social
Male Blue-headed Wagtail flew south past The Warren this morning.
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Today's sightings featured 2 new birds for the Spurn year - Little Tern south past the Sea Watch Hut and Common Swift around Easington Church plus male Brambling in Easington, male Common Redstarts at Sammy's and Well Field and 2 drake Garganey still on Long Bank Marsh. (1/2) #Spurnbirds
Our first Little Tern for 2026 south past the Sea Watch Hut.
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Other migrants featured 2 drake Garganey still on Long Bank Marsh, Whitethroat at The Point, Whimbrel on the Humber shore off Sammy's and male Common Redstarts at Chalk Bank, Sammy's 1st paddock and Well Field. #Spurnbirds (2/2)
Cuckoo at Sammy's and Whimbrel on Humber from Sammy's.
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Cuckoo north past Obs Tower, Whitethroat at The Point and 2 Garganey still on Long Bank Marsh this morning.
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