Your recent sightings at Fairburn Ings
Your recent sightings
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Recent Sightings at Fairburn Ings 17th - 30th November 2019
The main event at the reserve at the moment is the starling murmuration, between 10000 and 20000 have been reported over the recent weeks. It’s advisable to be up on the Coal Tips by 14.45 – 15.00 to watch the incoming starlings perform. Please be...
Posted 05 Dec 2019 by pete m -
Glossy Ibis and recent sightings
Floods have reduced the number of recent sightings with a lot of wildfowl dispersing plus restricted access to the reserve. However, a glossy ibis was attracted to the reserve and could be seen feeding along the flooded Newton Lane near to the...
Posted 22 Nov 2019 by pete m -
Long-billed dowitcher and recent sightings at Fairburn Ings
A North American vagrant in the form of a long-billed dowitcher was found up on the coal tips on the morning of 14 th September. It was fairly elusive during the day giving only distant views but finally appeared late afternoon on New Flash giving...
Posted 19 Sep 2019 by pete m -
Recent sightings at Fairburn Ings 18th August to 31st August 2019
A juvenile turnstone which appeared on New Flash on the 19 th was the recent highlight, although it was always distant and in and out of the long grass at the water’s edge, the last reported sighting was on the 26 th . An osprey was also reported ...
Posted 06 Sep 2019 by pete m -
Spoonbill update and recent sightings at Fairburn Ings
The latest spoonbill update is that there are now three confirmed nest sites with young in each. Up to twenty spoonbills have now been seen in one view with a visiting teaspoon amongst them, presumably from the Humber area. The best place to view...
Posted 20 Jul 2019 by pete m -
A popular conservationist’s lasting legacy secures funding to purchase Fairburn Tips
Thanks to major funding from lead funder Biffa Award and further funding from Ecotalk by Ecotricity , we’re delighted to have purchased the part of the reserve known as Fairburn Tips, securing land for some of the UK’s rarest wildlife and continui...
Posted 17 Jul 2019 by Annabel Rushton
