Today’s sightings featured 143 Little Terns and 2 Pale-bellied Brents from Beacon Ponds, a Corn Bunting by Grange Farm in Kilnsea and a Redwing in Church Field. #Spurnbirds Yellow Wagtail and Shelducks by Harry Appleyard, Kittiwake by Tate Lloyd 📷

An American Golden Plover out on the Humber from The Warren gate was the highlight of today’s sightings, followed closely by our 2nd Montagu’s Harrier for 2026, (a female) flying south low over the Humber past Kilnsea and 2 Temminck’s Stints on Kilnsea Wetlands. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

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

2 Temminck’s Stints on Beacon Ponds #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

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

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

Today’s sightings featured a Long-tailed Skua heading south, a Puffin and a pale phase Arctic Skua heading north over the sea and a drake Pochard still on Kilnsea Wetlands. #Spurnbirds Common Blue Butterfly by Tate Lloyd, Herring Gulls by Harry Appleyard. 📷

Hobby South from Churchfield. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today’s sightings featured a Temminck’s Stint on Kilnsea Wetlands, a Wood Sandpiper south over High Street in Easington, female Black Redstart at The Point, Hooded Crow south past The Warren and an Arctic Skua south over the sea. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

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Temminck's Stint around Kilnsea Wetlands this morning, flew over Humber towards Chalky Point. Black Brant still at Beacon Ponds, Wood Sandpiper flew south over High Street, Easington and female-type Black Redstart at The Point. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Hooded Crow flew south over Clubleys towards the breach. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social 📷 Harry Appleyard.

Today’s sightings featured a Pochard on Kilnsea Wetlands, White-fronted Goose, Black Brant and Pale-bellied Brent still around Beacon Ponds, Little Gull heading south past the breach and 2 Redpolls in The Triangle. #Spurnbirds House Martin by Harry Appleyard, Common Tern by Tate Lloyd 📷

So far this morning- White-fronted Goose, Black Brant and Pale-bellied Brent still on Beacon Ponds, Pochard Kilnsea Wetlands and Little Gull south past breach. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Turtle Dove flew towards Long Bank Marsh from Sammy's. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today’s sightings featured a Firecrest by the Green Beacon, male Whinchat at Holderness Field, Brambling at Potato Field and a Black Brant still at Kilnsea Wetlands. #Spurnbirds Black Brant and Dark-bellied Brent by John Hewitt, Meadow Pipit by Harry Appleyard. 📷

Today’s sightings featured a Woodlark visiting The Warren before continuing south, Spotted Flycatcher in Easington Cemetery, Tree Pipit south over The Crown and Anchor and Mistle Thrush at Potato Field. #Spurnbirds Woodlark by Jack Pettit, Little Tern & Turnstone by Tate Lloyd, Dunlin by RS Wang 📷

Drake Goosander over Riverside to Humber #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Woodlark flew south from The Warren. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Woodlark at The Warren. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today's sightings featured a female Pied Flycatcher at Kew, 64 Arctic Terns (40 north over Sammy's, 24 out-east over the breach), Ruff on the Humber off The Warren, Arctic Skua south over the Humber and Mistle Thrush south past The Warren. #Spurnbirds Fulmar and Linnet by Harry Appleyard. 📷

Pied Flycatcher at Kew this afternoon. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

So far this morning, Ruff on the Humber from The Warren, Wood Sandpiper south from The Warren and 24 Arctic Terns out-east over the breach. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today’s sightings featured a first-summer Little Gull on Beacon Ponds, Little Stint on the Humber from The Warren, Spoonbill and Wood Sandpiper on Kilnsea Wetlands. #Spurnbirds Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel by Tate Lloyd 📷

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Today's sightings featured a male Pied Flycatcher at Chalk Bank, female Black Redstarts at The Point and Southfield Farm, Little Stint on the Humber off The Warren, Whinchats at Chalk Bank and Middle Camp and Cuckoos at The Point and Sammy's. #Spurnbirds Whinchat and Gannet by Harry Appleyard 📷

Little Stint on Humber off Warren. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Male Pied Flycatcher south of Chalk Bank hide. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Black Redstart and Cuckoo around dunes near RNLI buildings. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Pair of Garganey flew north from Canal Scrape. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Ring Ouzel north over Church Field and male Whinchat at The Narrows. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

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Spotted flycatcher at Warren and Sammy’s 4th Paddock. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Little Stint on Beacon Ponds #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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

Breeding plumage Curlew Sandpiper on the Humber off Sammy’s Point #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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

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

Red-rumped Swallow south past the Warren #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

A fantastic start to May with today's sightings featuring a Nightjar roosted by Kilnsea Churchyard, Wryneck in Church Field before heading towards Sammy's, Osprey touring Kilnsea and the Humber, Hooded Crow in Easington and over 500 Swallows heading south. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

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Today's sightings featured our 1st Spoonbill of the year at Kilnsea Wetlands, 2 Ring Ouzels at Sammy's, Hawfinch showing well again by The Crown and Anchor, a small southward movement of Swifts, plus 19 Green Hairstreaks between the peninsula and Easington. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

So far today 2 Ring Ouzels around Sammy's and yesterday's Hawfinch back in Kilnsea, seen between Church Field and The Crown and Anchor garden. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today's sightings featured a Hawfinch showing well at Kew where it was later caught and ringed, male Crossbill at Sammy's 3rd paddock, Wood Sandpiper in The Triangle, Whooper Swan on the Humber off Kilnsea and 2 Little Gulls out-east over the breach. #Spurnbirds (1/2)

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Hawfinch at Kew. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Male Crossbill in Sammy's 3rd paddock. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Wood Sandpiper in Well Field, Whooper Swan on Humber off Crown and Anchor and 2 Little Gull out-east over breach this morning. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today’s sightings featured 84 Arctic Terns and an Arctic Skua leaving the Humber, male Whinchat at Southfield Farm, Mistle Thrush at Sammy’s and a Brambling north past the Observatory. #Spurnbirds Arctic Tern by Jack Pettit, Arctic Tern flock by Harry Appleyard and Arctic Skua by Jack Pettit. 📷