Biking Birder VI 2022 September 26th

 

September 26th 2022

Summary  5 hour seawatch didn't give any new birds.

Location : Spurn Head Seawatching Hide,

Weather : Cloudy, occ. shower offshore, fresh NW 20mph +, 12C

Time : 6.45 am to 11.45 am.

Details :

Day starts with seawatch from Spurn Head seawatching hide.

My notes list –

Arctic Skua  At least 5 individuals blogging

Skua sp.  One heading south, distant

Red-throated Diver      34 south, 7 north

Gannet    104 south

Common Tern     small numbers seen heading north

Sandwich Tern    4 heading north

Guillemot    1

Little Gull   3 heading north

Auk sp.   6

Teal   7

Wigeon   2

Ebird checklist : https://ebird.org/checklist/S119446414

Ebird site details : https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L5860612&yr=all&m=

Evening Seawatch

Weather : shower then clear skies until dusk. Fresh NW still.

Time : 5.30 to 6.30 am

Details :

Very few birds passing – very few!

Red-throated Diver 4 heading south and another almost on the beach.

Arctic Skua – a pale phase adult passing south and 20 minutes later, passing north.

 

My BIGBY – Big Green Big Year list 2022    270

Ponc Feliu Latorre, The Spaniard’s, BIGBY list stands at . . .      277

Donations

Acorns Children’s Hospice

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£2,222 plus Gift aid

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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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Photo of the wind turbine farm south-east from here

 for the Flat-Earthers!

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