It sounded like a fiasco. I understand the concerns regarding potential disruption to the work of the lifeboat station but surely supervised access could have been arranged?
Here’s the account from the superb book ‘The Birds of Spurn’ by the late Andy Roadhouse.
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I see the Hants Grackle had moved again, he has got restless. #UKrarebirds
Ross’s Gull still providing fantastic views at Newlyn harbour
Third consecutive day I’ve been to see and spend some magical moments with this beauty
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Made the most of a dry day on Tuesday and caught up with the drake Bufflehead on Llyn Coron, Anglesey. Great to spend some more time observing this smart North American duck - a first record for the island. It looked quite at home with the local Goosander! #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukrarebirds
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Here are my ropy photos of the small 'white cheeked' goose found by Dave Dack at Hauxley today. I find it a bit puzzling. It was small - about White-front size, although clearly a bit fatter and possibly a bit longer-boded. It was obviously short-necked #NEbirding #UKrarebirds 🧵
Would have been disrespectful not to post anything of the superb Killdeer, seen with @corpustydickie.bsky.social yesterday down in Ripley, Hants. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds #ukrarebirds
Finally had a day free to catch up with the 1st-winter Lesser Yellowlegs on the River Clwyd. Popped by to see the female-type Black Redstart at Horton's Nose whilst I was over that way too. #BirdingWales #UKRareBirds #UKBirding
It would be interesting to do a deep search into historical photographs and specimens of UK, Ireland and European Black-throated Divers.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Pacific Diver had occurred in the days before identification criteria and vagrancy potential was fully established.
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Hooded Mergansers at New Hythe lakes today. Female (left) = brown eye + yellow in bill; male (right) = yellow eye and black bill. Presumably frozen out of smaller lake/pond somewhere. Unringed, fully-winged and confiding... @rarebirder.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social #KentBirding #UKRareBirds
We moved to Aberdeenshire in June 2021. This greater yellowlegs at #RSPB Strathbeg on 28th September 2021 was the first bird I found after moving up. Thanks to Tim Marshall for the photo. I’ve been told there’s not been one in the UK since. #UKRareBirds #BirdingScotland
Snow Goose near Deeping St. Nicholas.
Snow Goose near Deeping St. Nicholas.
Snow Goose near Deeping St. Nicholas.
A Wild Goose Chase! 🪿
Set my alarm, ⏰ and rolled over - mistake.
Missed the Lincolnshire Snow Goose by minutes, then had to spend the next 4 hours searching for it. 🤨 Finally found it in the gloaming 🕓 with its Whooper Swan 🦢 friends.
My 1st in 18 years, hence my persistence. #UKRareBirds
Enjoyed watching this Penduline Tit tweezing out grubs from the reed mace at Aust Wetlands this morning. #UKbirding #UKrarebirds
Black-winged Kite at St Benet’s and then coming roost at Ludham Bridge - still only record shots of this super-smart raptor. #NorfolkBirding #UKRareBirds @rarebirder.bsky.social
Eastern Black Redstart in Sheringham is a bit of a stunner! #BirdingNorfolk #NorfolkBirding #UKRareBirds
Work cancelled so popped into Marston Vale CP on the way home & managed good but brief views of the Hume’s Warbler as it flitted around the vegetation #bedsbirds #ukrarebirds #ukrarity #ukbirds #ukbirding @britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social
Some excellent few days in Kent, with a classic November suite of species to be seen across the county recently! #kentbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social
With arrivals across the county, it was nice to find the second PALLAS’ WARBLER of the autumn for King George Park, superb birds! Supported by good numbers of Firecrest ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social
Excellent time enjoying my first Pallid Swift at Whiteness Point. Some good migration between including 2 Short-eared Owl in-off, 3 Black Redstart, 260 Starling, 6 Little Gull ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social
A few different species but otherwise little change since several articles I wrote on this 30 yr ago! Some grim video & surprising species @ Stafford Bird Show this month:
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Returning adult male Ferruginous Duck at Langtoft, Lincolnshire. Local tick for me. #birding #localbirding #birdingLincs #UKrarebirds
Lovely way to start the day at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social with this Black-faced Bunting showing exceptionally well down the peninsula #spurnbirds #ukrarebirds #yorkshirebirding
Front cover of the book Rare Birds Day by Day, Poyser 1996, by Steve Dudley, Tim Benton, Pete Fraser and John Ryan. Cover shows a Siberian Rubythroat in the foreground and a Houbara Bustard in flight in the distance.
Wow! Love this. Some 29 years after the publication of our book, Rare Birds Day by Day, here is the social media equivalent!
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Patch gold this morning when I found this RADDE’S WARBLER at King George Park! Skulking in the undergrowth, it eventually showed itself nicely, magic! ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Waterswallows Quarry, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, 07/10/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... This arctic-breeding wader, no doubt blown inland by Storm Amy, was found by @rayscally.bsky.social this afternoon #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Dungeness
Dave Bunney has just found a Red-breasted Flycatcher in his garden(South View), Dungeness lunchtime
View from track/NessCafe trailer
Feeding in base of conifers
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Juv Bonxie off Mander car park 07.00-07.35 at least, but mobile. The northerly winds produce again @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding #ukrarebirds
A bit of a diversion 🫣 on the way to my hotel this afternoon saw me end up at Trow Quarry for the Pechora Pipit. Fortunately it was still about on my arrival! #ukrarebirds #ukrarity #nebirding #ukbirds #ukbirding
Juv Gannet at Grafham Water, Camb 4-5pm, then flew off towards the dam. Been a few years since the last time I found one here (and this one’s my 6th ever here) @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding #ukrarebirds
