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September 28th 2022
Summary Staying at the wonderful Spurn Bird Observatory, seawatching was curtailed by news of a Lapland Bunting. Seen, this was another BIGBY new bird for my 2022 list, bringing me one closer to Ponc Feliu Latorre, The Spaniard's total. An hour spent wader watching was delightful. Afternoon spent watching Wryneck and Yellow-browed Warbler before trying to find a reported Sabine's Gull at Sammy's.
Location : Spurn Head
Seawatching Hide,
Weather : Sunny intervals,
fresh NW 20mph +, 6C - 12C
Time : 6.45 am to 10.30 am.
Details :
Day starts with seawatch from seawatching hide.
My notes list –
Arctic Skua
At least 3 individuals blogging
Red-throated Diver 30 south, 4 north
Gannet
34 south, 11 north
Common Tern
20 north
Sandwich Tern
7 north
Auk sp.
15
Cormorant 5 south
Wigeon 17
south
Common Scoter 6 south
Ebird site details : https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L5860612&yr=all&m=
Report of a Lapland Bunting at 10.00 am!
Walked down the breech to the south end of it, to find a
very confiding Lapland Bunting. BIGBY bird number 271, an expected but welcome
addition to my bird list for 2022. 
Spent an hour watching as waders came into roost at high tide.
Back to seawatching hide for another hours watching but very little seen. Great fun though with two birders listening to a few 80s pop songs :
and then I went to look at the reported nearby Yellow-browed Warbler again.
Weather : clear skies until dusk.
Almost no wind
Time : 5.00 to 6.15 am
Details :
Report of a Sabine’s Gull, seen departing Kilnsea Wetlands
and heading towards Sammy’s, Had me cycling there and spending the time
searching the area for it.
Thousand or so Golden Plover flew over, a Spotted Flycatcher
was in the first paddock but no sign of the Sabine’s.
My BIGBY – Big Green Big Year list 2022 271
Ponc Feliu Latorre, The
Spaniard’s, BIGBY list stands at . . .
277
This year's BIGBY, Big Green Big Year European competition has seen a number of Green Birders listing across Europe and here are the top 32, as of the 25th :
One of the main reasons I Green Bird is to try and raise money for charity.
This year I am supporting two of my favourite charities; one for children of today, the other for children of the future.
Donations
Acorns Children’s Hospice
Acorns is a superb charity, with three hospices, one in Birmingham, one in Walsall and another in Worcester.
Money raised so far
£2,222
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RSPB
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£1,439
plus gift aid
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Total raised
with gift aid
£4,114.31
Money
raised per day in 2022
£15.29
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