Birding highlights at Spurn - December 2001
Main movements, falls and irruptions etc. (with rare & unusual species in bold).
1st: Hen Harrier RT, Peregrine 1, Jack Snipe 1, Spotted Redshank 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Barred Warbler 1st-wt, Snow Bunting 2.
2nd: Peregrine 1, Water Rail 1, Barred Warbler 1st-wt, Snow Bunting 28.
3rd: Peregrine 1, Siskin 1, Snow Bunting 33.
4th: Pink-footed Geese 68â.
8th: Whooper Swan 1, Pink-footed Goose 1, Woodcock 2, Spotted Redshank 1, Long-eared Owl 1.
9th: Lesser Flamingo 1 escape.
13th: Goldcrest 2.
14th: Lapwing 109â, Jack Snipe 1, Water Rail 1, Blackcap 1, Snow Bunting 20.
15th: Hen Harrier 1 male, Water Rail 1, Barn Owl 1, Chiffchaff 2, Goldcrest 3, Snow Bunting 4.
16th: Peregrine 1, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Snow Bunting 10.
22nd: Hen Harrier RT, Merlin 1, Water Rail 1.
23rd: Merlin 1, Water Rail 1.
24th: Spotted Redshank 1.
26th: Water Rail 2, Siskin 1.
27th: Teal 58, Merlin 1, Water Rail 1.
28th: Pink-footed Geese 3â, Water Rail 1.
29th: White-fonted Goose 1æ, Water Rail 1, Woodcock 2, Waxwing 1.
30th: Peregrine 1, Water Rail 3, Snipe 82, Snow Bunting 8.
31st:. Hen Harrier 2nd-wt male, Water Rail 5, Woodcock 4, Spotted Redshank 1.
Sea Passage
1st: Black-throated Diver 1á.
2nd: Red-throated Diver 12â, Black-throated Diver 4â, Common Scoter 134.
4th: Red-throated Diver 12, Herring Gull 174â, Kittiwake 13.
5th: Shag 2â.
6th: Red-throated Diver 17, Common Scoter 39â, Little Gull 1â, Kittiwake 10.
13th: Red-throated Diver 7, Common Scoter 535.
14th: Common Scoter 65â.
16th: Shag 1â, Herring Gull 148â.
17th: Red-throated Diver 20, Common Scoter 69, Great Skua 1â.
19th: Black-throated Diver 1á.
23rd: Black-throated Diver 1á, Great Skua 1á.
25th: Pomarine Skua 1â.
27th: Shag 6â.
28th: Fulmar 27, Gannet 2â, Shag 2â, Kittiwake 9á.
29th: Velvet Scoter 1â.
30th: Shag 3â, Goosander 1á, Meditteranean Gull adultá.
31st: Black-throated Diver 1á, Gannet 3â, Scaup 6á.
Paul R. Massey
Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Registered Charity 1084312
Spurn Bird Observatory, Kilnsea, via Patrington, Hull, East Yorkshire HU12 0UG