I arrived slightly later than i would have liked today after dropping her indoors at home after her nightshift,but eventually got to Canal scrape car park for just after 9.
Today i decided to give the sea a miss and try and concentrate on land birds as the wind just had that feel to it.
After bumping into John we headed down to Kew where a Yellow-browed Warbler had just been seen and so i thought that would be a nice way to start proceedings.
After a good look and only hearing the bird call on two occasions we decided to walk the Triangle along with Pete and James.
It was apparent that there were quite a few birds arriving,with small flocks of Redwings,Brambling and a single Fieldfare being seen,all first records for the autumn for myself.
Very little was seen along Canal Bank apart from a poss Ring Ouzel and after reaching Canal Car Park for the second time,we all went our separate ways.
I then decided to walk up to the Bluebell and along Beacon Lane,very few birds were seen again,with only a few flocks of Redwings again overhead.
At the top of Beacon Lane,a nice flock of 120 Pinks had briefly stopped to rest and refuel on a stubble field before flying off west,no doubt to the upper reaches of the Humber,what a great sight and sound.
A brief shower around lunch time seemed to do the trick,with a small fall of birds which was nearly all Yellow-browed Warblers.
I spent a good hour around Cliff Farm with several other birders and saw between 2 and 4 different Yellow-browed's giving superb views,along with 3 Chiffchaff and 2 Willow Warbler.Along the beach here,2 Grey Wagtail gave occasional excellent views also.
Another Yellow-browed in the Crown And Anchor Car Park and 2 in Church Field brought the daily personal total to 7.
I walked along Canal Bank again as earlier,expecting to see more Yellow-browed's and it wasn't long before i saw 2,possibly 3 more birds,with 2 in the Canal Bushes and one at the entrance to Canal Scrape hide,bloody hell,this was amazing!.
With growing numbers of people around Cliff Farm, i then decided to attempt to see the Wryneck at Easington.After a very good search all along the length of the beach infront of the Gas terminal i could'nt find it sadly,but all was not lost,3 lovely Wheatear feeding along the beach here kept me entertained,with one bird being incredibly tame.
On the walk back to the car my 11th Yellow-browed of the day was found feeding in Sycamores along the path which skirts the south side of the Gas terminal,what a nice end to another amazing visit to this great area.I travelled home with thoughts of how this stunning little bird from Siberia had made every ones day special!.
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| Arriving Redwings,Triangle. |
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| Pink-footed Geese,Beacon Lane. |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler,Church Field. |
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| First Winter Male Wheatear,Easington Beach. |
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| First Winter Male Wheatear,Easington Beach. |
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| First Winter Male Wheatear,Easington Beach. |
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| The Triangle. |
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| Holderness Field. |
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