Our first Ring Ouzel of the year at the north end of Easington Gas Terminal this morning. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Always get anxious every spring to see my first Wheatear of the year. So nice to see four birds few hundred metres from the house at Preesall inc this cracking male. #LancsBirding

Amazing sunrise complete with my first sunspot this morning on a misty frosty morning. #sunspot

Some quick edits of the Stej Scoter that was showing well at East Wemyss between 11.00-11.45. #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK

Dartford Warbler (2nd for Spurn!) By Chapel Cottage, viewable only from floodback via the Old Boat House in Kilnsea. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Still present today at East Wemyss per Kris Gibb @rarebirder.bsky.social

G8 couple of days up in #Fife btwn Ruddons n West Wemyss. Some nice totals of 1350 Eiders and 900 Velvet Scoter but just 9 Slav and single RN Grebe + low numbers of LT Ducks and RBMs. Best putative drake Stejnegers Scoter, drake WW Scoter and 3 WB Divers! @rarebirder.bsky.social #birdingFife

Drake White-winged Scoter at Dumbarnie links/carrick Villa reasonably close in. Brown flanks visible!! #birdingFife #rarebirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social

Anyone want to comment on this bird the current thinking is it’s not a WWS but either maybe a 3cy Stejnegers or Stej x Velvet hybrid #birdingFife @rarebirder.bsky.social

Lovely views of drake White-winged Scoter at Buckhaven carpark in choppy seas along with the cracking white headed Velvet. #RareBirdsUK Fife

Siberian Chiffchaff in ditch by bluebell and 3 Barnacle Geese in the triangle #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

9 Tundra Bean Geese and 6 Russian White-fronts on Easington Straight #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

7 Tundra Bean Geese and 4 Russian White-fronted Geese on Easington straight with Whooper Swan flock #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

First year of Wildcat reintroduction project hailed a success NatureScot-backed research confirms that breeding and release has delivered high survival and early breeding success for Scotland’s Wildcats www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...

The new toilet & shower block at Kew Villa caravan site was moved into place today! Still a few weeks before it’s operational, but we’re not far from opening it up! Thanks to #ukspf funding, we have been able to work on this project! ➡️ spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/new-toi...

Hume’s Warbler again at Tithe Barn in Easington. Also Velvet Scoter flew down the Humber & a Snow Bunting south at the Warren #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Hume’s Warbler still vocal in Easington by the Old Tithe Barn just south of the Church #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Hume’s Warbler in Terminal Copse north end of Gas Terminal. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Also a Hume’s Warbler at the Tithe Barn in Easington #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Dusky Warbler in Easington at the old Tithe Barn on High Street #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Cracking photo of South Polar Skua with a Bonxie, the evidence keeps building.

Eastern Black Redstart at the point near the green beacon. Pic: T Willoughby. #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Leach's Petrel north past Sea Watch Hut. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Sightings so far this morning inc Yellow-browed Warbler in Sykes field, Firecrest in crown carpark, Little Auk on the Humber and Black Redstart by the gas terminal (while no sign of the Isabelline Wheatear) #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Isabelline Wheatear half way along breach on Humber shore #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Pallas’s Warbler at middle camp #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Sorry for the late news, ridiculously busy first couple of hours so not had time to post a photo of the Black-faced Bunting trapped in the Crown Estate Field on the first net round of the day - ta to Duncan Walbridge for this pic

Barred Warbler in Kilnsea at yew cottage. Yellow-browed Warbler at the narrows #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

2 Pallas’s Warblers this morning with birds at Yew cottage and in corner field #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Serin south at the Warren at 11:07 #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Pectoral Sandpiper still on Easington Lagoons #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Black-faced Bunting still at middle camp, c100m south of where it was yesterday. #Spurnbirds @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

A Hume’s Warbler was in 3rd paddock at Sammy’s Point late afternoon. A fantastic if somewhat unexpected day in the recording area! #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Female BLACK-FACED BUNTING at middle camp, south of the breach. Please stick to the road so not to flush the bird #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Pallas’s Warbler at potato fields #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Pectoral Sandpiper at north end of Easington Lagoons. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Little Bunting flew Pallas' Pond towards clifftop path. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Pectoral Sandpiper on Easington Lagoons again this morning. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Ryder Cup ………….

Yellow-browed Bunting trapped, ringed and released at the Swannery. It's flown to the hedge which runs alongside the Swannery grounds and the bird may be viewable from the permissive path heading west from Grove Lane.

Immature White Tailed Eagle went south with 22 Common Buzzard in tow! 📸 Thomas Willoughby #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

We are looking for a short-term residential volunteer to join the team from the 2nd to 19th October (+/-2 days). Tasks include morning bird monitoring (Point Counts / Visible Migration watches) and afternoon maintenance tasks (habitat/estate work)⬇️

Visiting Spurn this autumn? Please keep us upto date with your sightings using hashtag #spurnbirds

Vagrant Emperor hawking around the point dunes. #Spurndragonflies @rarebirder.bsky.social

Greenish Warbler in Corner Field. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Correction- The Phalarope off Chalky Point was a Grey Phalarope, lost flying south past the Crown and Anchor. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Dotterel possibly dropped into Field north of Beacon Ponds. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Buff-breasted Sandpiper flown south over Beacon Ponds calling #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

A check of Parsonage Reservoir, Blackburn late morning was rewarded with a fine 1CY Grey Phalarope. #LancsBirding

Pitlochry, Perthshire: Having seen them previously it was awesome to catch my first Cliften nonpariel, Merville de jour and Satellite while a stunning Common Marbled Carpet and Ypsolopha sequella along a nice array of Carpets. #moths