Filey Brigg, Hornsea and Spurn

October 21, 2001

This was the pleasantly small scale montly outdoor meeting of the Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS) organized by Tim Groves. First rain and later fog and grey weather for most of the day. The sun made some weak attempts after 4 pm.

Barred Warbler, a supposed Richard's Pipit, Red-thoated Diver, Curlew, Red Knot, White-winged Tern, Black Redstart, Eider, Ruddy Turnstone and Northern Gannet were new for my UK list.

The real interest was in the impressive massive migration: lots of thrushes and goldcrests were apparently on the wing this day, accompanied by two Short-eared owls.

  1. Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
    2. : Filey Brigg 3 ex
  2. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    3. : Filey Brigg
  3. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
    4. : Filey Brigg
  4. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    5. : Filey Brigg
  5. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
  6. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    7. : Hornsea
  7. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
    8. : Spurn
  8. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
  9. Common Pochard Aythya ferina
  10. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
  11. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
    12. : Filey Brigg
  12. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
    13. : Filey Brigg, Spurn
  13. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
  14. Common Coot Fulica atra
  15. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
    16. : Filey Brigg
  16. Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
  17. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    18. : Spurn
  18. Dunlin Calidris alpina
    19. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  19. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
    20. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  20. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
    21. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  21. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    22. : Filey Brigg
  22. Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
    23. : Filey Brigg
  23. Mew Gull Larus canus
    24. : Filey Brigg
  24. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    25. : Filey Brigg
  25. White-winged Tern* Chlidonias leucopterus
    26. :Hornsea
  26. Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
    27. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  27. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
  28. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
    29. : Filey Brigg: Spurn
  29. Sky Lark Alauda arvensis
    30. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  30. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    31. : Spurn
  31. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
    32. : Spurn
  32. Richard's Pipit !?Anthus richardi
    33. : Spurn
  33. White / Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba
    34. : Spurn
  34. Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
    35. : Spurn
  35. Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis
    36. : Filey Briggs
  36. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
    37. : Spurn
  37. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
    38. : Spurn
  38. Common Blackbird Turdus merula
    39. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  39. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
    40. : Spurn
  40. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    41. : Spurn
  41. Redwing Turdus iliacus
    42. : Spurn
  42. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
    43. : Spurn
  43. Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
    44. : Spurn
  44. Barred WarblerS Sylvia nisoria
    45. : Spurn: 1 ex in imm. autumn plumage, very nicely posing in bramble bushes not far from the Warren.
  45. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
    46. : Filey Briggs
  46. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
    47. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  47. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
  48. Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
    49. : Filey Briggs, Spurn
  49. Great Tit Parus major
    50. : Filey Briggs
  50. Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
    51. : Spurn
  51. Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
  52. Rook Corvus frugilegus
    53. : Spurn
  53. Carrion / Hooded Crow Corvus corone
    54. : Spurn
  54. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    55. : Spurn
  55. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    56. : Spurn
  56. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    57. : Spurn
  57. European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
    58. : Spurn
  58. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    59. : Spurn
  59. Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina
    60. : Spurn

Nomenclature follows Voous’s List of Recent Holarctic Bird Species (BOU 1977, revised edition). English names are as in BOU Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland (6th Edition, 1992)