A fantastic day at Spurn

A fantastic day out at Spurn !  Lots of pied and spotted flycatchers, redstarts and wheatears and a fleeting glimpse of a barred warbler. A brilliant day !

and just us two !

Pied Flycatchers, Donna Nook, Lincs

 

A fantastic day at Donna Nook on Wednesday. Easterly winds blowing in so we hoped we were in for a few birds. We certainly weren't disappointed. About 10 pied flycatchers, 3 whinchats, 3 redstarts, 4 wheatears, whitethroats and as we were heading back to the car the surprise of the day was a common quail !  What a cracking day !

A few wheatears on the path

and three very distant whinchats

Redstarts, Flycatchers, Whinchats and Lesser Whitethroats, Donna Nook, Lincs

 Headed back to Donna Nook for the red-backed shrike that had been reported earlier. A walk along the coastal path to Pye's Hall was, without doubt, the best birding day we have ever had on the Lincs coast with a massive fall of birds. The path was littered with wheatears, pied and spotted flycatchers were in every bush along with redstarts and whinchats and a few lesser whitethroats made Simon's day.  It was spectacular and we loved every minute of it. What made it extra special was that there was just us two and a million mosquitoes !  Hope you like our pics x

What a fantastic day !