31st December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
c1370 Pink-footed Goose over
Pintail
189 Gadwall
92 Teal
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
3 Grey Heron
Bittern flew out of 1st field reedbed at dusk
Peregrine
Snipe
ad Mediterranean Gull
2 Stonechat
30th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
970+ Pink-footed Goose over
194 Gadwall
4 Pintail west
61 Teal
690 Tufted Duck
111 Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
112 Goldeneye
drake Smew
2 drake Goosander
4 Great crested Grebe
Peregrine
Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
ad Mediterranean Gull
23 Fieldfare east
Fieldfare – Steve Mason
Redwing – Steve Mason
29th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
c500 Pink-footed Goose over
Shelduck
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
Peregrine
juv Iceland Gull off 2nd field
Rolston cliffs (JC)
23 Snow Bunting
Kestrel
6 Skylark
5 Sanderling (beach)
Hornsea seawatch 13:00-14:30 (RL)
120 Wigeon on sea
pair Pintail north
Goldeneye south
6 Red-throated Diver
juv Iceland Gull on The Mere – Dave Hobson
Kestrel with a Starling kill at Rolston – Jeff Cox
Snow Buntings at Rolston – Jeff Cox
Snow Buntings at Rolston – Jeff Cox
28th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
c5800 Pink-footed Goose north during the morning
Pintail
c560 Wigeon
112 Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
Bittern flew west off 1st field
2 Peregrine
1+ Snipe
2 Stonechat
27th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
360 Pink-footed Goose over
2 Pintail
14 Teal
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
2 Marsh Harrier
Golden Plover over
*of interest upwards of 5000 Pink-footed Geese at times frequenting the Aldbrough area
Pink-footed Geese between Aldbrough and East Newton – Ade Johnson
Pink-footed Geese between Aldbrough and East Newton – Ade Johnson
26th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
c2100 Pink-footed Goose south at dusk
3 drake Pintail
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
Little Egret
25th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
1 Whooper Swan
c590 Pink-footed Goose north
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
2 Peregrine
13 Lapwing
24th December – Hornsea seawatch 07:50-10:15 11:00-14:30
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 5 north
Teal 1 north, 12 south. 12 on the sea
Wigeon 16 south. 8 on the sea
Common Scoter 12 north, 8 south
Goldeneye 4 north, 1 south. 8 on the sea
Red-throated Diver 28 north, 12 south. 8 on the sea
Great crested Grebe 2 north. 2 on the sea
Gannet 10 north, 10 south
Kittiwake 98 north
Bonxie 3 north
Auk sp 24 north, 23 south
Bonxie north past Hornsea – Roy Lyon
pale-bellied Brents past Hornsea – Roy Lyon
Kittiwakes north past Hornsea – Roy Lyon
23rd December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
Long-tailed Duck
450+ Pink-footed Geese north
several thousand Pink-footed Geese north over Aldbrough mid-morning
22nd December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
51 Whooper Swan (8 juv) came into roost
c3600 Pink-footed Goose south at dusk. c2050 north up to mid morning
2 Pintail
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
Snipe
2 Stonechat
drake Smew still present today – Jon Lamplough
21st December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
37 Whooper Swan left early morning
c400 Pink-footed Goose over
1w Common Scoter
drake Smew
20th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
Red-necked Grebe seen early morning
42 Whooper Swan left early morning
c620 Pink-footed Goose south at dusk
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
drake Goosander
2 Stonechat 1st field
Green Woodpecker heard
1 of 2 Stonechat in 1st Field – Jeff Cox
Starlings at Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox
19th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
34 Whooper Swan coming in to roost at dusk
580 Pink-footed Goose south at dusk
5 Pintail
4 Shoveler
197 Gadwall
123 Pochard
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
18th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
36+ Whooper Swan early morning
218 Gadwall
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
Peregrine
ad Mediterranean Gull
Otter
17th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
1 White-fronted Goose
drake Pintail
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (drake and redhead)
Redshank
3+ Snipe
White-fronted Goose off 1st Field with Greylags – Jeff Cox
drake Goldeneye – Justin Foradip
Redwing by Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox
16th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
37 Whooper Swan left early morning
38 Pink-footed Goose north
Pintail
208 Wigeon
110 Pochard
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
Goosander
15th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
c120 Pink-footed Goose over
2 Pintail
104 Pochard
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
Redshank
ad Mediterranean Gull
c40 Red-throated Diver off/past Hornsea (RL,PS)
Redshank swimming with Black-headed Gulls on the Mere – Jon Lamplough
14th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
38 Whooper Swan early morning
c90 Pink-footed Goose over
4+ Tundra Bean Goose (4 left the Mere at dawn, 2 flew to the north side of Swan island mid morning)
217 Wigeon
65 Pochard
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
drake Goosander
Peregrine
Otter
13th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
50 Whooper Swan early morning
540 Pink-footed Goose north
Pintail
207 Gadwall
57 Pochard
Common Scoter
2 Smew (1 drake)
67 Lapwing
ad Mediterranean Gull
12th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
45 Whooper Swan (6 juv) early morning, returning at dusk
1+ White-fronted Goose at dusk
c1270 Pink-footed Goose north in the morning, c4300 south at dusk
Bean Goose sp flew over late afternoon
204 Gadwall
Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
20 Lapwing
Golden Plover
Snipe
2 ad Mediterranean Gull
Otter
Hornsea seafront (RL et al)
c40 Red-throated Diver
1 Eider north
1 Knot
1 Goosander south
Red-throated Divers off Hornsea – Roy Lyon
11th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
45 Whooper Swan early morning, then returning at dusk
Tundra Bean Goose 1 flying around for several minutes late afternoon
Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
Goosander
ad Mediterranean Gull east late afternoon
10th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
53 Whooper Swan early morning
22 Teal
Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
Goosander
4 Great crested Grebe
Dunlin
ad Mediterranean Gull
*of interest c30 Snow Bunting flew south past Hornsea seafront at 12:42 (ML,RL)
ad Mediterranean Gull on the Mere – Jon Lamplough
9th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
c40 Whooper Swan arrived to roost at dusk
c5200 Pink-footed Goose south at dusk
522 Wigeon
Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
3 Great crested Grebe
8th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
45+ Whooper Swan
Pink-footed Goose good numbers north in the morning but unseen due to mist. c1100 south at dusk
Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
drake Smew
drake Goosander
drake Long-tailed Duck on the Mere today – Jon Lamplough
7th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
8 Whooper Swan early afternoon
1500+ Pink-footed Goose north in the morning
15 Tundra Bean Goose north
Shelduck
Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (drake & redhead)
6th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
64 Whooper Swan (most leaving the Mere in 2 groups at 7.25 & 7.42, returning at dusk)
1+ White-fronted Goose (heard flying over)
Pink-footed Goose (good numbers over, but many not seen due to fog)
Great Northern Diver
Egyptian Goose
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
Goosander
Little Egret
3 Snipe
2 Russian White-fronted Geese with 6 Pink-footed Geese, single Snow Bunting with 60+ Skylark at Grimston (TI)
Short-eared Owl at West Carlton (AJ)
5th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
52 Whooper Swan (most leaving south early morning)
220+ Pink-footed Goose over
4 Shelduck
21 Teal
1w drake Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
2 Goosander (1 drake)
Great Northern Diver off 2nd field late afternoon
Dunlin
Lesser Redpoll
Great Northern Diver on the Mere this afternoon – Roy Lyon
Great Northern Diver on the Mere this afternoon – Roy Lyon
Great Northern Diver on the Mere this afternoon – Roy Lyon
1w drake Common Scoter on the Mere – Jon Lamplough
4th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
45 Whooper Swan flew south after roosting
2 Tundra Bean Goose flew SE
3 Shoveler
female Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
Goosander
2 Little Egret
Redshank
1w Mediterranean Gull
8 Fieldfare
c3000 Pink-footed Goose north over Long Riston (MI)
3rd December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
32 Whooper Swan early morning
c280 Pink-footed Goose over
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (drake & 2 redheads)
2 Peregrine
Redshank
2nd December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
57 Whooper Swan (42 early morning, returning birds late afternoon totalled 57)
White-fronted Goose – single bird flying around the mere early morning and presumably the same bird again mid morning
c3100 Pink-footed Goose north
7 Tundra Bean Goose off Swan island briefly then flew west 10.15
female Common Scoter
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake, 2 redheads)
Goosander
Little Egret
Peregrine
c30,000 Starling at dusk
*of interest a colossal movement of Pink-footed Geese early to mid-morning over Grimston and Rolston involved an estimated 15,000-20,000 birds with many settling in the Rolston area shortly after (JC,TI)
a small fraction of the Pink-footed Geese seen from Rolston this morning – Jeff Cox
a small fraction of the Pink-footed Geese seen from Rolston this morning – Jeff Cox
1st December – Hornsea Mere, Southside
47 Whooper Swan early morning
600+ Pink-footed Goose over
163 Barnacle Goose
drake long-tailed Duck
drake & redhead Smew (drake possibly an eclipse ad)
3 Goosander
2 Stonechat
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