Trip reports

MANSFIELD RSPB GROUP'S TRIP TO SPURN POINT ON OCTOBER 4th 2009

Terry Sohl

Thursday, 15 October 2009

We arrived at Spurn Point just after 10 am which gave us over 6 hours to compile our bird lists. This was not going to be easy as the wind was blowing in the wrong direction for any falls of migrant birds.

However, we observed a total of 61 species - possibly more seen by other members, and had a superb Autumnal day weather wise. Unfortunately, it is not good days like this that bring in the rarer migrant birds.

These are the species we saw:

Little Grebe, Gannet, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Pink Footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Brent Goose, Shelduck, Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby, Grey Partridge, Pheasant, Water Rail, Coot, Moorhen, Ringed Plover, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Ruff, Black Tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Curlew, Redshank, Turnstone, Arctic Skua, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Stonechat, Blackbird, Redwing, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Snow Bunting and Reed Bunting.


Derek Beech,
Outdoor Meetings Secretary