Spurn Baby Spurn - Disco Inferno.......

I think Spurn is one of those love or loathe places and personally I love it. I rarely get chance to go these days but have some fond memories. One autumn visit with Iain T was particularly memorable. I think the target of the day might have been Isabelline Wheatear but can't be 100% (so perhaps not that memorable!) but we witnessed the most incredible fall of Goldcrest that resulted in dozens of them hanging off our trousers, coats, tripod straps, you name it....Surreal stuff. We also were gifted a fly by White Tailed Eagle...Magic. But the whole point behind this rambling is they are having a real purple patch up in East Yorks at the mo. Check out the following sightings from yesterday

"Wednesday 28th

Migration watches, after heavy rain at first light which soon cleared and gave a mostly sunny day with occasional cloud cover.

Another awesome day with even more records broken and the highlight today was a singing Thrush Nightingale in the Crown car park, unfortunately it never showed itself very well. Icterine Warbler numbers increased even further with an amazing 10, as did Marsh Warbler totalling 6 by the end of the day. 2 Bluethroats – a female briefly at post 21 early morning and an elusive female at post 63 seen on and off. 2 Common Rosefinch (Point and Chalk Bank). At least 2 female Red-backed Shrikes still present in the Triangle and a male at post 60. The Red-breasted Flycatcher was seen again briefly at post 61, the Golden Oriole was still there and was even singing at one point, a new Golden Oriole was seen on Beacon Lane and later at Kew, a Wood Warbler at the Crown was the first of the year, 4 Grey-headed Wagtails were seen, a Crossbill at Wire Dump and late the Point, a Mealy Redpoll still at the Point, while common migrant numbers included; 9 Tree Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Black Redstart, 9 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 24 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 7 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 7 Garden Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 15 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 46 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Brambling, 5 Siskin. A few birds started to move when the wind turned SE, incl. 32 Swift, 3 Sand Martin, 500 Swallow, 35 House Martin, 3 Jackdaw.

North of the area 3 Ortolan Buntings (a male and 2 female) were at Sammy’s Point with Icterine Warblers at Sammy’s, Easington Cemetery and Beacon Lane, 3 Marsh Warblers were seen – Willow Cottage, Easington Cemetery and Beacon Lane, 3 Red-backed Shrikes at Long Bank, a Serin flew south over Easington"

No Stilt or Marsh Sandpiper though!!