11th – A blue Fulmar north; at least two Great Northern Divers present by the Brigg throughout the period. 12th – 20 Snipe at the Dams. 14th – a single White-fronted Goose with Canadas near the sports club; a single Waxwing west over the town. 15th – 19 White-fronted Geese and three Pink-feet at the Dams. 16th – 19 White-fronted Geese and three Pink-feet at the Dams; also a Scandinavian Herring […]
6th – a male Velvet Scoter went south and then north, a Manx Shearwater and a Blue Fulmar (among 650 Fulmars) did likewise, and the three Great Northern Divers remained in the Bay Corner. 7th – 30 Snow Buntings west along Carr Naze / North Cliff; three Mute Swans still at the Dams; a Woodcock in Parish Wood; […]
5th – At Gristhorpe Bay, eight Snow Buntings, 92 Skylarks, three Stonechats, 158 Curlews on the reef. Also 42 Red-throated Divers, which in addition to a count of 178 from Filey Bay, equals 210 in total. A total of 470 Pink-feet north this morning over the area in five flocks, and a single still with […]
A Very Happy New Year from everyone here at FBOG – it’s been a great 2017 and here’s to an even better 2018! Latest sightings highlights for recent weeks have been fully updated (see below), and will be updated regularly in 2018 – every day during busy periods, every few days in migration periods, and […]
Daily summary for December: 1st – From the Brigg, Long-tailed Duck, two Pomarine Skuas, a Med Gull, a Bonxie, a Black-throated Diver and a Great Northern Diver all north, plus a Velvet Scoter south and a high count of 147 Shags (131 south and 16 north). 2nd – From the Brigg, nine Whooper Swans, south […]
November daily summary of highlights: 1st – From the Brigg, six Whooper Swans north and a Great Northern Diver present. At The Gap, 729 Siskins and two Twite south, and a Hawfinch north. 2nd – From the Brigg, two Little Gulls and two Bonxies north, a Great Northern Diver present. At the Gap, three Corn Buntings […]
Last week of October summary: 23rd – From the Brigg, a Great Northern Diver north. At the Gap, 132 Tree Sparrow, 14 Brambling and 393 Siskin south, and single Twite and Lapland Bunting north. 24th – From the Brigg, a Little Auk south, 201 Starling in off and a flock of seven Grey Plover south. […]
Highlights, 14th – 23rd October inclusive: 14th – a Crossbill, 14 Twite, 450 Tree Sparrows, 330 Siskins, 240 Goldfinches, 50 Reed Buntings, 17 Yellowhammers, 11 Rock Pipits and four House Martins among a big movement through the Gap (KC, NC), plus a Merlin over the Brigg (RAB et al.) and a Reed Warbler among over […]
Highlights, 7th to 13th October inclusive: 7th – Grey Phalarope north (CW et al.), also Great Northern Diver, Med Gull, 139 Wigeon all north. The male Velvet Scoter still in the bay. Gap highlights included three Whooper Swans north, a Black Tern (KC), a Little Gull, two dark-bellied Brents, 150 Pink-feet, 181 Tree Sparrow and 65 redpolls […]
A switch in the wind to the north-west produced a better seawatching haul this morning, including a juvenile Long-tailed Skua, a Black-throated Diver, a Yellow-legged Gull, a Velvet Scoter, 23 Bonxies, 48 Red-throated Divers and a Snow Bunting in off the sea (MJP et al.), while a single Whooper Swan and 105 Skylarks passed the […]