Wednesday 5 October 2016

Day 2 at Spurn

Today was mainly a rerun of yesterday, but there were a few subtle differences.  The first was noticeable as soon as we left the cars - the south-easterly winds were very strong.  Canal Scrape had four Jack Snipe bouncing up-and-down - the most I'd ever seen at any one time.  There were more Goldcrests than the day before, but about the same amount of Song Thrushes, Chiffchaffs and Yellow-Browed Warblers.   
Golden Plover
 Jack Snipe
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 Little Grebe
 Goldcrest
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 Brent Geese
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A male Stonechat added a little colour to Canal Scrape in the afternoon.  
 Stonechat
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However,  one of the largest treats were some amazingly close views of a Golden Plover, which seemed to be using the shelter of the floodbank to keep out of the wind and feed in peace.  Normally, Golden Plovers are not this confiding so perhaps it was injured in some way, but we couldn't see anything obvious.  We were allowed unparalleled access to its exquisite markings.
Golden Plover
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Yellow-browed Warbler
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Redwing
Typical winter visitors were present in a garden down Beacon Lane including at least 4 Bramblings and a single Redwing.  
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 Brambling
 Brambling
 Longhorn Cattle
 Painted Lady
 Rat
Some of the morning attendees stayed on and connected with the red-breasted Flycatcher and Yellow-browed Warbler.
All remaining Photos (c) 2016 Tony Robinson 
Red-breasted Flycatcher
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 Dunlin
 Wheatear

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