After parking at Canal Scrape and then making my way to the seawatch shelter in a blustery North/North West wind,i settled down with Tim,Ian Smith and others to watch the sea.
As always with seawatching,it is the exciting anticipation of an oceanic waif passing by and today certainly was no exception with several species being seen,the best of which was a Cory's Shearwater!.
The bird when first picked up flying in from the south was keeping low and hugging the waves and passed by at relatively close range,giving some nice views of this 'Large Shear' as it made it's way steadily north.This is my first sighting of the species for a few years and was a very welcome sighting for myself,Tim,Ian and visiting birders taking part in the Mig fest.
Other highlights seen during the watch included 3 Long-tailed Skua,3 Pom's and good numbers of Arctic Skua,Sooty Shearwater and Gannets,with smaller numbers of Manx Shearwaters,Kittiwakes,Auks and also 4 Black Tern which flew south.
The Sooty Shears are a personal fave species and today they gave some nice views,with some of the individuals passing by fairly closely,with that silvery underwing pattern showing well and typically powerfull flight,just superb!.
A brief break from seawatching around lunch time saw me seeing a few land based migrants which included 3 Pied Flycatcher,2 Spotted Flycatcher,several Willow W,Chiffies and Lesser Throats and again as on my last visit,the semi-resident Juvenile Red-backed Shrike showing well again in Corner field.
I keep saying the same statement over and over again,but where else can compare to this superb site,with a class team of birders and some amazing birding and wildlife watching to boot i will keep visiting over and over again.
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| Spotted Flycatcher,Cliffe Farm,Kilnsea. |
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| Spotted Flycatcher,Cliffe Farm,Kilnsea. |
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| Spotted Flycatcher,Cliffe Farm,Kilnsea. |
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