Yellow Wagtails and a few bits from this week

One of our local sites is covered in yellow wagtails, quite difficult to count but there are at least 50. It's quite a spectacle to see. 

Lovely to see and hear all the pink-footed geese coming over. A sign that winter is just around the corner. 

Long-tailed tits, little balls of cuteness !

Barred Warblers, Flamborough

 

Flipping twigs !!

The day started well as it was Simon's birthday and he liked all his pressies !  A drive up to Bempton Cliffs to see the red-breasted flycatcher that had been around the car park for a few days, that was until yesterday when it was not seen again but a couple of yellow-browed warblers were around. So after looking and hoping for a few hours we decided to head to Flamborough where a couple of barred warblers had been reported. Entering the car park, a lady gave us an all day parking ticket and Simon found a fiver, so we were quids in !  We decided to head away from the milling crowds and stood above the brambles giving us a better view. It wasn't long before we picked up a barred warbler so we were more than happy that we had, at long last, seen a bird. We soon had the second bird along with a lesser whitethroat. An excellent few hours, birds, a fabulous view of the sea and a birthday tea to look forward to. Happy Birthday Simon xx

Stonechats

 

Another successful breeding season x

Yellow-browed Warbler, Sammy's Point, Spurn

 

A few hours at Sammy's Point this morning to hopefully catch a glimpse of the yellow-browed warbler. We saw the bird many times as it flew around the bushes and it eventually showed itself right infront of us, bingo!  We observed the social distancing guidelines, as we always do. But with crowds of up to 12 birders all congregating together, it was hard to believe that we are in the midst of a returning pandemic. The police did drive round, park and watch the birding crowds. A good supporting cast included redstart, wheatears, stonechats and whinchats. A grand day out, now home to see Lucy's new puppy and watch the tour de France.