Having left home at 4am, we were approaching Kilnsea when news came through on the pager that a Purple Heron had just flown over the "Triangle". As I was reading the news out the bird flew directly overhead and seemed to land behind us at Kilnsea Wetlands. Shortly after parking the car, the Purple Heron was again seen in flight, pursued by a Grey Heron.
We didn't know at the time but this was to be the highlight of our time spent at Spurn. We walked along the beach and headed towards Middle Camp. But after two hours of searching, it was clear the target bird had moved on overnight!
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| The walkout to Middle Camp |
Disappointed we decided to head up to Bempton Cliffs, which was our original destination when leaving home this morning.
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| Bempton Cliffs |
Arriving at midday we quickly added Tree Sparrow to the year list. The hedges bordering the overflow car parks were alive with them.
We were hoping to see Puffins and looking over the platform we found two resting on the nearest cliff ledge, with several more loafing on the sea below. A Barn Owl made a brief appearance, hunting along the edge of the top field.
The cliffs and sea were alive with thousands of Gannets, Razorbills, Guillemots, Fulmars, and kittiwakes.
Although we dipped the Eastern Subalpine Warbler we still had a cracking day.
The four-hour return journey home was broken up by a detour to Rutland Water where we enjoyed views of a pair of Osprey feeding a chick.
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| Gannet |
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| Razorbill |
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