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Kilnsea, England
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As the Lesser Yellowlegs remained at Beacon Ponds for a third day, other sightings today featured Snow Buntings around The Triangle and Middle Camp, Yellow-browed Warblers by the Obs garden and High Street in Easington and 5 Barnacle Geese north past Sammy’s. #Spurnbirds (1/2)
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Yellow-browed Warbler by Thomas Willoughby 📷
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Today’s highlights featured our 2nd Lesser Yellowlegs between Beacon Ponds and Easington Lagoons before heading off high south, an American Golden Plover by Sammy's 1st paddock and a Shore Lark lingering at Beacon Ponds. #Spurnbirds @RareBirdAlertUK (1/3)
Other sightings included Yellow-browed Warblers at Pancho Pond, Yew Cottage, Obs garden and Bluebell area, Ring Ouzel at Sammy's 1st paddock, Hawfinch south over Seaside Road, Pied Flycatcher in the Obs garden, Pomarine Skua off Easington Gas Terminal. #Spurnbirds (2/3)
Lesser Yellowlegs and American Golden Plover among European Golden Plover by Harry Appleyard 📷 #Spurnbirds (3/3)
Yesterday was easily one of our most exciting days of the Autumn so far, with our first Eyebrowed Thrush caught and ringed in Church Field while our first Little Bunting of the season was mobile between The Warren and Pancho Pond. #Spurnbirds (1/3)
Other sightings featured an American Golden Plover off The Crown and Anchor, Firecrest in Easington, Snow Bunting south past Sandy Beaches and totals of 18 Yellow-browed Warbler, 11 Redstart and 8 Pied Flycatchers. #Spurnbirds (2/3)
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Today’s sightings featured Yellow-browed Warblers still in the Obs garden and Canal bushes, Pied Flycatcher in Corner Field, Great White Egret west from Green Lane and a Great Skua predating a Little Egret off Sammy’s. #Spurnbirds
Yellow-browed Warbler by Paul Lawrence 📷
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1 Sabine’s Gull, 1 Black Tern, 1677 Common Tern, 1 Great Skua all south passed the seawatching hide this evening, plus 6 Arctic Skua’s blogging up and down.
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Today’s sightings featured 3 Sabine’s Gulls, 4 Sooty Shearwaters and 2 Leach’s Petrels north past the Sea Watch Hut, 5 Whinchats (1 listening dish, 4 Triangle), Pied Flycatchers at Kew and Easington, Spotted Flycatcher at The Warren and Redstart by Easington Gas Terminal. (1/2)
Spotted Flycatcher and Whinchat by Joe Eckersley, Manx Shearwater by Harry Appleyard. 📷 #Spurnbirds (2/2)
Today’s sightings featured a Jay around The Triangle before heading north, 3 juv Curlew Sandpipers off The Warren gate, Spotted Flycatcher at Vicars Lane, Purple Sandpiper south past the Sea Watch Hut and Pectoral Sandpiper still at Easington Lagoons. #Spurnbirds (1/2)
