THE Biking Birder - Green Birding Adventures Over the Years: BBVI 2022 September 28th Waders and Scarce Birds inc. BIGBY nebie

Wednesday 28 September 2022

BBVI 2022 September 28th Waders and Scarce Birds inc. BIGBY nebie - a Lapland Bunting

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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.

https://www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/

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 :

Afternoon Birding

A Wryneck in a garden over the road from the Bird Observatory had me leaving the cricket!

and then I went to look at the reported nearby Yellow-browed Warbler again.

Evening Birdwatch at Sammy’s

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 :