July 2008

A bright sunny start that clouded up later in a moderate ESE – SE wind a few birds on the move at sea and some new arrivals.

Of note today were 8 Teal S, a Little Egret (Humber), 20 Oystercatcher, 196 Knot, 20 Sanderling all S, a Snipe blogging, a Black-tailed Godwit S, 4 Whimbrel S plus 8 on the Humber, 33 Redshank S, 2 Green Sandpiper and a Wood Sandpiper (Clubley’s), 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Arctic Skua (8 S), a Pomarine Skua S, a Black Tern S, a Cuckoo (Point), 12 Swift S, 6 Sand Martin, 28 Swallow and 8 House Martin all S, 10 Yellow Wagtail, the Grasshopper Warbler (Canal), a Garden Warbler and Spotted Flycatcher (Kew), 3 Pied Flycatcher (1 Blue Bell, 2 Kew), a Corn Bunting (Little Hedge).

An increase in moths with 6 Silver Y, 17 Diamond back Moth being the migrants and a Pebble Hook-tip being a 1st for Spurn.

A hot humid day with a moderate SE wind producing some passage of waders at sea and some Swifts, just enough to keep people interested.

Heading south were 2 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 22 Common Scoter, a Great Crested Grebe, a Grey Heron, a Marsh Harrier, 223 Oystercatcher, 236 Knot, 54 Sanderling, a Little Stint, 39 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 27 Whimbrel, 49 Redshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 30 Turnstone, 289 Swift, 8 Sand Martin, 54 Swallow, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 13 Linnet.

Elsewhere birds of note were a Little Stint and 2 Curlew Sandpiper (Humber), 3 Snipe, a Greenshank, 4 Arctic Skua blogging, 29 Little Gull, a Cuckoo (Warren), a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Triangle), 11 Yellow Wagtail and a Pied Flycatcher at Kew. On the moth front 22 Silver Y were in the MV’s and late news for the 25th was 5 Willow Ermines trapped.

A fine hot sunny day with moderate SE-S winds producing some passage at sea of mainly waders.

Heading south were 5 Shelduck, 16 Teal, a Pintail, 9 Tufted Duck, a Grey Heron, 376 Oystercatcher, a Avocet, 10 Ringed Plover, 23 Golden Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 306 Knot, 203 Sanderling, a Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 89 Dunlin, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 71 Whimbrel, 9 Curlew, 43 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 112 Turnstone, a juvenile Med Gull, 21 Little Tern, 500 Common Tern, 13 Arctic Tern, 260 Swift, 26 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

Elsewhere of note were 4 Teal (Canal), 2 Little Egret (1 Triangle/in), 500 Golden Plover, 20,000 Knot, 4 Curlew Sandpiper and 8,000 Dunlin (Humber), 2 Snipe (Canal Scrape), 9 Whimbrel, 3 Greenshank (Humber), 8 Green Sandpiper and a Wood Sandpiper (Canal Scrape), 2 Common Sandpiper (Chalk Bank), a Grey Wagtail (Point), the Grasshopper Warbler (Canal Hedge) and a Willow Warbler (Warren). Migrant moths in the MV’s were 8 Silver Y and 7 Diamond back Moth.

Fog slowly cleared to mist giving poor visibility all day with a light NE wind of note was 3 Eider N, 45 Common Scoter, a Little Egret on the Humber, a Common Buzzard S, a Hobby and a Peregrine hunting the Humber, 128 Oystercatcher, 54 Sanderling S, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (Humber), a Snipe (Triangle), 3 Greenshank, 2 Arctic Skua, 80 Kittiwake N, 2 Swift S, the Grasshopper Warbler still singing (Canal Hedge),a Marsh Warbler (Canal Scrape), 10 Reed Warbler (1 Kew), 2 Chiffchaff (Triangle), the Pied Flycatcher (Warren) and a Siskin S.

A humid day with thick fog lingering for most of it in a light N wind, the main excitement was a Glossy Ibis that was first seen flying over the Triangle and onto the Humber lost into the fog, it was thought to have probably just come in off the sea. Luckily it was re-found at Patrington Haven later on, but it returned landing at Sammie’s before flying as far S as the Tank blocks before flying strongly and high up river, this is the 3rd record for Spurn.

Elsewhere notable sightings included 3 Teal (Canal), a Little Egret, a Grey Heron S, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 11,000 Dunlin, 920 Bar-tailed Godwit 2 Greenshank on the Humber, a Green Sandpiper blogging, a 2nd summer Med Gull, a second summer Yellow legged Gull, 5 Little Gull out, 3 Swift S, 7 Yellow Wagtail, a Grasshopper Warbler singing at Canal Hedge, a Pied Flycatcher at the Warren.

Another warm day with lots of sunshine in light winds highlights today were 48 Common Scoter (46 N), a Hobby hunting the Humber, 96 Oystercatcher S, 14,000 Knot, 6 Curlew Sandpiper and 6,000 Dunlin, 600 Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 Whimbrel, 1,000 Redshank, 2 Greenshank on the Humber, a Green Sandpiper (Triangle), a Wood Sandpiper S at the Warren, a Common Sandpiper, a 2nd year Med Gull (Humber), 19 Swift S, the Shore Lark was re-found at the Point, 8 Yellow Wagtail and 3 Willow Warbler.

On the moth front a Scarce Dagger was trapped being a 1st for Spurn and around the 14th for Britain and around 1,000 Garden Tigers were at the Point.

The day woke to glorious sunshine but cloud built up by late afternoon in a stiff force 4+ E-SE wind.

Another quiet day on the bird front with 2 Grey Partridge (Clubley’s), 4 Curlew Sandpiper, a Ruff on the Humber, 3 Snipe (Clubley’s), 9 Green Sandpiper (3 S, 6 Triangle), 3 Common Sandpiper plus another 9 at Sammie’s and 3 Beacon Lagoons, 7 Little Gull out, a Cuckoo (Point), 42 Swift and 37 Sand Martin S, 6 Yellow Wagtail (3 S, 3 Triangle), a Black Redstart (Cliff Farm) and a Willow Warbler (Point) being of note.

Thick fog all morning eventually burning of leaving a glorious sunny day in a moderate E-SE wind little of note except 10 Cormorant (Chalk Bank), 3 Curlew Sandpiper (Chalk Bank), a Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper blogging, 3 Swift S and 3 Yellow Wagtail.

The first real day of summer with cloudless skies and a light SE wind little in the way of birds but you can not have it all!

Of note was a Teal in, 19 Cormorant (16 Humber), 2 Greenshank (Humber), a Green Sandpiper (Triangle), a Cuckoo (Wire Dump), 11 Swift S, 42 Swallow S, 4 Yellow Wagtail (1 Point, 3 Triangle), a Wheatear (Tank Blocks), a Willow Warbler and a Siskin (Point).

of note were the 1st Essex Skippers of the year with 3 at Potato Fields.

Some lengthy sunny spells making it feel rather hot in a decreasing W wind with most of the notable sightings at sea with 12 Teal N, 10 Tufted Duck (9 N), 251 Common Scoter N plus 9 S, a Red-necked Grebe N at 0710, a Fulmar, 4 Sooty Shearwater and 11 Manx Shearwater all N, 316 Gannet, 60 Oystercatcher S, 2 Whimbrel S, 3 Arctic Skua S, 20 Kittiwake and 250 Sandwich Tern N plus a few Auk’s.

Elsewhere the Shoveler remains on the Canal, 6 Whimbrel and a Greenshank (Humber), 2 Cuckoo (Point), 3 Swift (2 S), 16 Sand Martin (12 S), 115 Swallow (35 S) and 2 Willow Warbler were note worthy, along with a good count of Small Skipper butterfly with 57.

Sea-watch 05.30 – 10.45, 16.45 – 20.00 NW3 –NE 2 in the afternoon, cloudy clearing to a warm sunny afternoon.

Most of the action today was over the sea: 6 Tufted Duck N, 1 Velvet Scoter S, 60 Common Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser N, 2 Red-throated Diver (1 N, 1 S), 5 Fulmar N, 4 Sooty Shearwater (3 N, 1 S) - 222nd species for the Obs this year, 31 Manx Shearwater (29 N, 2 S), 407 Gannet (305 N, 102 S), 2 adult Pomarine Skua N (19.10, 19.15), 20 Arctic Skua, 70 Little Gull N, 32 Kittiwake N, 7 Arctic Tern N, 92 Auk sp N, 246 Guillemot (180 S, 66 N), 6 Razorbill N.

Other birds of note were 1 Shoveler on Canal Scrape, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Wheatear, 1 Willow Warbler and 2 juv Crossbill trapped and ringed at Kew Villa. North of the area was a Little Ringed Plover, 12 Greenshank and 1 Short-eared Owl at Beacon Ponds.

Sea-watches 06.25 – 09.05, 14.30 – 15.00, some sunny spells with the odd shower in a cool force 2-4 gusty NW wind.

Birds moving (south unless stated0 were; 1 Brent Goose, 1 Fulmar N, 4 Manx Shearwater + 1 N, 23 Gannet + 47 N, 1 Arctic Skua, 11 Kittiwake N, 348 Auk sp N, 67 Guillemot N, 4 Razorbill N, 50 Swift N.

Other birds of note were 1 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Wheatear. North of the area the Shore Lark was seen at Beacon Ponds again and a Roseate Tern was also there. Tiny Moth was new for Spurn.

Migration watches from 06.45 – 10.00, 13.20 – 19.45. Sunny spells with occasional light showers in the afternoon, wind westerly 3-5 then early evening suddenly went NW 3 with periods of rain.

Some light passage of waders and seabirds (all south unless stated), 5 Teal in, 3 Tufted Duck, 82 Common Scoter + 63 N, 2 Fulmar + 2 N, 3 Manx Shearwater N, 18 Gannet + 143 N, 1 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 185 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 46 Knot, 18 Sanderling, 84 Dunlin +30 in, 12 Whimbrel + 5 in, 1 Curlew + 5 in, 9 Redshank + 6 in, 5 Turnstone, 4 Little Gull + 64 N, 5 Kittiwake N, 50 Auk sp, 1 Puffin, 96 Guillemot +71 N, 51 Swift, 214 Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

Other birds of note were; 1 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Arctic Skua,1 Turtle Dove and 1 Wheatear. Also the escaped dark phase Gyr Falcon was seen again and a leucistic Whimbrel was seen at Sammy’s Point.

Migration watches07.00 – 08.45, 11.50 – 12.50, 14.20 – 16.00, 18.30 – 20.00 Cloudy with some sunny spells and rain showers in the afternoon.

Birds moving (south unless stated) were; 1 Shelduck + 9 in, 33 Common Scoter N, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Fulmar, 1 Manx Shearwater, 90 Gannet N, 37 Oystercatcher, 28 Knot + 10 in, 57 Sanderling, 56 Dunlin, 26 Whimbrel, 4 Redshank, 4 Arctic Skua N, 30 Sandwich Tern , 110 Common Tern and 1 Arctic Tern, 4 Swift, 118 Sand Martin, 6 flava Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch and 11 Crossbill.

Other birds of note included; 200 Golden Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 30 Little Gull, 1 Turtle Dove, 2 Cuckoo and a Wheatear.

A mainly cloudy day with occasional showers in a cool gusty force 3-5 W wind, producing some passage plus the odd new arrival around.

On the move south (unless stated) were 1 Fulmar, 56 Gannet plus 148 N, 8 Oystercatcher, 18 Knot plus 2 in, 65 Sanderling, 270 Dunlin plus 6 in, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 37 Redshank, 8 Turnstone, 118 Guillemot plus 32 N, a Cuckoo came in of the sea, 178 Swift, 43 Sand Martin and a Siskin.

Elsewhere notable records were 2 Shoveler (Canal Scrape), 6 Little Egret (Humber), 15,000 Knot, 6 Whimbrel, a Common Sandpiper over the Blue Bell, 4 Arctic Skua blogging, a Med Gull on the Point beach, c100 Little Gull blogging, a Shore Lark on the Point beach presumed the same bird as last weekend, a juvenile Stonechat between Canal Hedge and the Warren. A Wheatear was seen at Beacon Lagoons.

Another day of mainly wader/Swift movement as you would expect for the time of year with the occasional sunny spell in a stiff gusting W-WNW wind.

On the move south (unless stated) were a Teal, 3 Common Scoter, 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Golden Plover in, 65 Knot in, 29 Sanderling plus 1 in, 415 Dunlin in, 20 Black-tailed Godwit in, 72 Redshank in, 4 Turnstone, 1300 Swift, 178 Sand Martin, 28 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 7 Starling.

Elsewhere of note was 2 Shoveler (Canal Scrape), 2 Manx Shearwater blogging, a Little Egret and Grey Heron (Triangle), 8000 Knot, 2000 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Curlew, 400 Redshank, 5 Greenshank all on the Humber, a Turtle Dove and 2 Cuckoo (Point), 5 Yellow Wagtail, and a Willow Warbler (Pallas’s Pond). Of note was an escaped Falcon which appears to be a 100% pure dark morph juvenile Gyr Falcon which probably originates from the canadian population.

A good day for passage both at sea and overland with plenty of sunshine in a stiff-moderate W wind.

On the move south (unless stated) were a Teal, a Hobby, 50 Knot plus 143 in, 9 Sanderling plus 13 in, 370 Dunlin plus 211 in, 1 Black-tailed Godwit plus 43 in, 20 Redshank plus 15 in, 1100 Swift, 2000+ Sand Martin, 140 Swallow, 7 House Martin.

Elsewhere 2 juvenile Little Egret (Humber), 9 Lapwing and a Snipe (Triangle), a Common Sandpiper (Canal Scrape), a Bonxie and 35 Little Gull blogging, lots of Common Tern coming in from the east, 2 juvenile Turtle Dove blogging, 6 Yellow Wagtail and a Wheatear at the Warren.

Bright and sunny most of the day feeling more like summer clouding over later in a freshening W-SW wind inducing some passage and a few oddities turning up for the time of year.

Notable sightings were 52 Shelduck out, 5 Gadwall out at the Point, a Storm Petrel trapped during a tape luring session at 23.40, as Little Egret out, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (Chalk Bank), 6 Black-tailed Godwit (5 S), 2 Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper (Canal Scrape), 2 Cuckoo, 434 Swift S, 300 Sand Martin S, 89 Swallow S, a Reed Warbler (Warren), a juvenile Wood Warbler at the Point along with a Chiffchaff and a moulting Willow Warbler and a Crossbill at the Warren.

moths in the MV’S were 2 Dark Sword Grass and 2 Privet Hawkmoth.

Lengthy sunny spells made for a pleasant day with a moderate W wind veering from time to time, a strange record of a Shore Lark at Beacon Lagoons was the highlight of a quiet day.

Elsewhere notable sightings were 4 Manx Shearwater N, c100 Gannet blogging, a Little Egret S, 10 Oystercatcher S, a Snipe on Clubley’s, 6 Whimbrel, a Wood Sandpiper (Triangle), 6 Little Gull out, a Turtle Dove (Point), 86 Sand Martin S, 5 Yellow Wagtail, a Wheatear (New Road), a Chiffchaff (Point).

Moths of note in the MV’s included 16 Silver Y, 2 Privet Hawkmoth and a Marbled White-spot uncommon in the area.

Heavy rain most of the morning finally petering out giving some sunshine in a force 3 W-NW wind, producing some passage at sea as well as overland but little in the way of grounded birds.

Of note were 633 Shelduck on the Humber plus 1 S and 29 out, 2 Shoveler (Canal Scrape), 26 Common Scoter, 7 Manx Shearwater N, a Storm Petrel N, 123 Gannet (74 N), a Hobby blogging, a Little-ringed Plover on the beach of the Warren, 11 Golden Plover S, 9 Sanderling S plus 69 (Chalk Bank), 78 Dunlin S, 24 Whimbrel S plus 13 on the Humber, 11 Redshank S, 2 Greenshank (Humber), a Common Sandpiper (Canal Scrape), 5 Arctic Skua blogging, 300 Little Gull feeding offshore, 6 Cuckoo including the 1st juvenile of the summer, 2 Barn Owl (Triangle), 200 Swift S plus 19 in, 99 Sand Martin S, a Wheatear (New Road), 1 Siskin S and 12 Crossbill S.

Similar weather to previous days a bright start then more heavy downpours, more waders on the move at sea but little else of note.

Highlights today were a Grey-lag Goose blogging, a Teal and Shoveler (Canal Scrape), 1 Manx Shearwater S, 24 Oystercatcher S, 131 Knot S, 51 Sanderling S, 221 Dunlin S, 18 Whimbrel S plus 4 in and 4 on the Humber, 61 Redshank S, a Common Sandpiper (Triangle area), 5 Turnstone S, 4 Arctic Skua blogging, 80 Little Gull blogging, c1000 Common Tern some coming in and some blogging, a Puffin N, 24 Swift, 198 Sand Martin and a Yellow Wagtail all S.

Another day that started bright but deteriorated into heavy showers by the afternoon, in a stiff SW wind, some passage mainly of waders but at least it kept some interest.

Of note were 20 Teal S, 4 Pochard in, 1 Tufted Duck S, 141 Common Scoter N, 6 Manx Shearwater N, a Shag N, 1 Hobby S, waders S included 154 Oystercatcher, 103 Knot plus 66 in, 25 Sanderling, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 70 Dunlin plus 34 in, 132 Whimbrel plus 13 in, 12 Curlew, 25 Redshank plus 7 in and 3 Turnstone, 3 Arctic Skua were blogging, a Bonxie went out, c150 Little Gull were feeding offshore, 5 Cuckoo, 94 Swift and 206 Sand Martin S, 4 Yellow Wagtail (Warren), 2 Wheatear (New Road/Borrow Pit), 60 Starling and 3 Crossbill S.

A day with plenty of sunshine in a light S wind to start with but increasing later on with drizzle and heavy rain during the night.

Very quiet overall with the highlights being 49 Common Scoter (43 S), a Velvet Scoter S, a Red-throated Diver and 2 Manx Shearwater S, 111 Gannet, a Little Egret S, 2 Greenshank (Humber), a Green Sandpiper (Borrow Pit), 2 Little Gull on the sea, a Turtle Dove S, 5 Cuckoo, 6 Swift S, 13 Sand Martin S plus 20 blogging, a juvenile Wheatear (Borrow Pit), a Reed Warbler (Church Field) and a Siskin S.

Some more changeable weather with strong W winds and some heavy showers along with some warm sunny spells, some Swift passage early and late but little else of note.

Highlights of the day were a Brent Goose (Chalk Bank), 1 Manx Shearwater S, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (Chalk Bank), 3 Whimbrel S, 2 Arctic Skua and a Bonxie blogging, 3 Little Gull out, 3 Cuckoo (Point), 900 Swift S, 15 Sand Martin S plus 2 (Triangle), a Yellow Wagtail S, a Black Redstart (Point) and 2 Siskin S.

More changeable weather with some really heavy downpours and warm bright spells in light winds, on the whole fairly quiet with just the odd new arrival and light passage.

Of note today were 43 Common Scoter S, 1 Manx Shearwater N, a Grey Heron S, a Curlew Sandpiper and a Black-tailed Godwit (Chalk Bank), 7 Whimbrel (5 S), 2 Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper (Church Field Pond), 56 Little Gull out, 5 Cuckoo, 204 Swift S, 5 Sand Martin S, a Black Redstart at the Point, 1 Siskin S. A juvenile Wheatear was at Beacon Lagoons the 1st of the autumn.

On the insect front a Harlequin Ladybird was trapped at Kew yesterday, and today migrant moths were 16 Silver Y and a Dark Sword Grass, whilst late news on the micro moths is that on the 2nd a Grapholita tenebrosana was trapped a 2nd for Spurn and 5th for Yorkshire and on the 3rd a Epiblema tetragonana was new for the area and 5th for Yorkshire.

Most of the action was at sea today, hardly surprising giving the heavy downpours and stiff winds.

On the move at sea were 6 Teal S, 33 Common Scoter S, 10 Manx Shearwater S, 2 Balearic Shearwater N, 45 Gannet (40 S), 42 Oystercatcher, 22 Knot, a Purple Sandpiper, 67 Dunlin, 13 Whimbrel, 18 Curlew, 40 Redshank and 3 Greenshank all S, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Little Gull S, 50 Kittiwake, 100 Sandwich Tern blogging, 10 Common Tern S, 2 Roseate Tern blogging, 5 Guillemot S.

Elsewhere the Pochard was on the Canal Scrape, a Little Ringed Plover flew S over the Triangle, 2 Greenshank (Humber), 2 Cuckoo (Point), 210 Swift S, 9 Sand Martin and 5 House Martin S and a Yellow Wagtail (Warren).

An awful start to the day with strong SE winds and rain clearing in the afternoon leaving some sunny spells, seawatching was the main part of the day with 143 Common Scoter (100 S), 1 Velvet Scoter S, 3 Manx Shearwater S, 113 Gannet, 11 Oystercatcher S, 23 Dunlin S, 16 Whimbrel S plus 5 in, 20 Curlew S, 13 Redshank S, 185 Kittiwake S, 84 Common Tern S and a Puffin S.

Elsewhere a Curlew Sandpiper (Chalk Bank), a Ruff (Canal Scrape), 1 Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper (Canal Scrape), a 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull (Humber), 5 Cuckoo (Point), 100 Swift S, a Yellow Wagtail (Warren) and a Siskin S.

At Beacon Lagoons there were a 2nd summer Med Gull, 1 Little Gull and 3+ Roseate Terns.

Probably the warmest day of the summer although the SE wind increased to force 4 by the evening, some light passage but little else.

On the move south were a Velvet Scoter, 757 Swift, 37 Sand Martin, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Starling and 2 Siskin.

Elsewhere the only notable sightings were the resident Pochard, a Little Egret (Humber), a Grey Heron on Church Field Pond, 300 Dunlin, 5 Whimbrel, 40 Sand Martin (Triangle), whilst new on the wing were 2 Six-spot Burnets and 3 Gatekeepers.

Variable amounts of cloud and sunshine in a moderate SE wind with a few birds on the move and the odd new arrival.

Highlights today were the Pochard still present, 4 Whimbrel (Humber), 81 Curlew (78 Humber), 3 Cuckoo (Point), 600 Swift and 75 Sand Martin S, a Yellow Wagtail (Warren), 1 Grey Wagtail S, a Blackcap at Cliff Farm, a Chiffchaff at Kew, a Spotted Flycatcher (Crown), 69 Starling, 37 Siskin and 2 Crossbill all S.

A bright start that clouded over in the afternoon giving some light rain in a moderate S-SW wind inducing some passage both overland and at sea.

. Heading S (unless stated) were 54 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck plus 1 out, 176 Common Scoter plus 93 N, 56 Manx Shearwater, 31 Gannet plus 6 N, 2 Grey Heron, an adult Spoonbill, 3 Lapwing, 45 Know, 2 Whimbrel, 29 Curlew plus 17 in, 59 Sandwich Tern, 107 Common Tern, 17 Arctic Tern, 1 Puffin, 1 Turtle Dove, 5192 Swift, 1258 Sand Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 402 Starling, 6 Siskin, a Hawfinch that u-turned back N.

Other notable sightings included a Black-tailed Godwit and 5 Greenshank on the Humber, 2 Green Sandpiper blogging, 5 Cuckoo, a Reed Warbler and Blackcap (Warren), a Chiffchaff (Point).

Another bright and sunny day with some light passage but very little in the way of new arrivals.

On the move south (unless stated) were 3 Teal, 30 Common Scoter, 52 Gannet, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Dunlin plus 1 in, 3 Curlew plus 3 in, 1 Little Gull, 219 Kittiwake, 52 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern, 8 Arctic Tern, 1 Turtle Dove, 400 Swift, 286 Sand Martin, 5 House Martin, 32 Starling, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Tree Sparrow, 8 Siskin, 6 Crossbill.

Little else of note except a Brent Goose (Humber), an adult Yellow-legged Gull (Humber), 4 Cuckoo, a Yellow Wagtail and a Mistle Thrush (Triangle).