Rosefinch still at Sammy’s 3rd Paddock, Mandarin Duck on Wetlands, Little Stint off Warren Gate on Humber, Spotted Flycatchers at Yew Cottage, Chalk Bank and Potato Fields #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Greenish Warbler near Chalk Bank hide. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

A quiet vismig from the garden roof certainly livened up with this Golden Oriole spending 10 mins in trees around cockers dyke then heading east but seemed to drop again. Also another 3 Spotted Flycatchers #LancsBirding

Common Rosefinch calling from Corner Field area. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Icterine Warbler singing on vicars lane and Common Rosefinch singing 3rd paddock at Sammys #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

3 Bee-eaters flying north from the point #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Blyth's Reed Warbler caught at Warren, will be shown around 8.30. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today's sightings featured 22+ Bee-eaters vanishing high over Easington Straight (1 later perched at The Point), Turtle Doves still at The Point and Grange Farm, 2 Spoonbills south from Kilnsea Wetlands and the local rarity of Large Red Damselfly in Sykes Field. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

3 Red-veined Darters so far today (1 at south end of Chalk Bank, 1 at Point dunes, 1 at Kilnsea Wetlands) and locally rare Large Red Damselfly at Sykes Field. #Spurndragonflies #Spurndamselflies @rarebirder.bsky.social

Single Bee-eater just flown south over the Warren 11:00 continued down peninsula #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Flock of 20+ Bee-eaters south over Easington #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

A great morning of #vismig at Preesall #LancsBirding highlights of Turtle Dove, 33 Spotted Flycatchers, Spoonbill, 2 Barnacle Geese, Corn Bunting, Green Sandpiper, 5 Redpolls, 9 Siskins etc all heading east or NE.

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Wee walk this evening with Freddie down to Fluke Hall was productive seeing me amass a Whinchat and Spotted Fly (both NFY) and female Wheatear plus 20+ Painted Lady’s #LancsBirding

Female Montagu’s Harrier flew low south over the Humber past the Crown #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

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Temminck’s Stint on Kilnsea Wetlands #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

American Golden Plover from Warren Gate #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

On Mallorca till Saturday so was amazing to watch Scopolis and ‘Med’ Shears 200 metres off beach. In good light and viewing conditions some had obvious extensive white fingers but several/most were difficult to judge and more Cory’s like in pattern.

Male RED-FOOTED FALCON flown north west from Sammys Point car park #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Young male Montagu’s Harrier south past the lighthouse #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social 📸 Thomas Willoughby

Wryneck at the Parade Ground on the Point #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Nightingale singing in 2nd paddock at Sammys Point #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Great-tailed Grackle singing almost continually at Speke Hall in meadow willows around pond 16:10-16:45. @rarebirder.bsky.social @billaspin.bsky.social

@mothiduk.bsky.social up in the highlands in Malaig. Torn between Spring Usher and Ringed Carpet. Any help please?

Sightings so far today inc a Hooded Crow and Tree Pipit heading south and a Redstsrt singing by the green beacon #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

A cold starry windy night in Malaig, Highland still produced a gorgeous Red Sword-grass which was NFM. Several other bits inc Early Tooth-striped, Small Quaker, 2 Common Quakers and 13 Hebrew Characters inc an aberrant one. #Moths

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

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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.