31st January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
262 Goldeneye
2 Smew (1 drake)
drake Goosander
2 Marsh Harrier
ad Mediterranean Gull
c15 Lesser Redpoll

30th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

5 Shelduck
5 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
drake Goosander

29th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Shelduck
2 Pintail
150 Gadwall
5 Red-crested Pochard
188 Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
Little Egret
Peregrine
Snipe

28th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

5 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)

27th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

c300 Pink-footed Goose over
Pintail
5 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
Peregrine
Snipe

26th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 Shelduck
43 Teal
5 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
224 Goldeneye
2 Smew (1 drake)
Marsh Harrier
Otter

25th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

162 Barnacle Goose
Pink-footed Goose
8 Shoveler
83 Teal
5 Red-crested Pochard (2 drakes)
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
drake Goosander
Peregrine
ad Little Gull
130+ Linnet
4 Yellowhammer

Barnacle Geese along the Southside – Jeff Frost

Icy reedbeds – Jeff Frost

Yellowhammer – Justin Foradip

24th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Pink-footed Goose
24 Teal
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
Peregrine
Snipe

23rd January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Shelduck
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
ad Little Gull

22nd January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Pintail
2 Shoveler
688 Tufted Duck
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
212 Goldeneye
drake Smew
Little Egret
Marsh Harrier

21st January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
Marsh Harrier
c110 Lapwing

Red-crested Pochard on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

20th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

21 Teal
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Scaup
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
3 Grey Heron
ad Little Gull
3 Lesser Redpoll

Lesser Redpolls at the Mere – Jeff Cox

19th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

c120 Pink-footed Goose over
2 Red-crested Pochard
220 Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
ad Little Gull
3 Lesser Redpoll

drake Smew on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

18th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

c155 Barnacle Goose
211 Gadwall
2 Red-crested Pochard
249 Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
2 Marsh Harrier
Kestrel
c115 Lapwing
ad Little Gull
Snipe
c40 Tree Sparrow by Ouzel Hedge

17th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

c630 Pink-footed Goose over
Pintail
194 Gadwall
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
Goosander
2 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine

Reed Bunting by Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox

16th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
Goosander
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Woodcock
Jay
2 Cetti’s Warbler
27+ Blackbird

15th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

95 Pink-footed Goose over
210 Pochard
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)

14th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

272 Pochard
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)

13th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Whooper Swan (2ad)
2 Pink-footed Goose
51 Teal
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
227 Goldeneye
2 Smew (1 drake)
ad Little Gull

ad and juv Whooper Swan – Jon Lamplough

Whooper Swans – Jeff Cox

12th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Russian White-fronted Goose
c480 Pink-footed Goose over
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
350 Lapwing over
40+ Golden Plover over Seaton

11th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

c460 Pink-footed Goose over
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
Snipe
ad Little Gull
2w Mediterranean Gull

Jack Snipe and Woodcock at Grimston (TI)

10th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Red-crested Pochard
205 Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
Peregrine
2cy Caspian Gull

Grimston

Tundra Bean Goose west
35 Snow Bunting
3 Chiffchaff

9th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

47 Teal
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
ad Little Gull

8th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 Pintail
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
141 Goldeneye
3 Smew (1 drake)
Bittern
Peregrine
juv Glaucous Gull flew east over Seaton 16:00 then seen minutes later at the Mere (LI,BMJ)

7th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

c190 Pink-footed Goose over
221 Pochard
13 Teal
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
23 Lapwing
ad Little Gull
cc Marsh Harrier
c25,000 Starling
50+ Tree Sparrow
c300 Linnet
5 Bullfinch

F.A. Cup 3rd round – Linnet 195 v Goldfinch 1 – Justin Foradip

6th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

120 Pink-footed Goose north
Shelduck
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 Smew (1 drake)
Little Egret
Peregrine
Crossbill
6 Yellowhammer

5th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Shoveler
2 Red-crested Pochard
192 Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
2 redhead Smew
2 Peregrine
2 ad Mediterranean Gull

4th January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Pink-footed Goose
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
drake Goosander
Great Northern Diver off Swan island then flew east
Little Egret
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
ad Kittiwake flew east from overnight roost
ad Mediterranean Gull

Hornsea seawatch 08:14-09:30

Mallard 4 north
Teal 1 north
Eider 10 north
Red-throated Diver 13 north
Great Northern Diver 2 north
Fulmar 13 north
Gannet 1 north
Kittiwake 26 north
Guillemot 2 on sea
Auk sp 10 north

juvenile Glaucous Gull over Grimston mid-afternoon (TI)

3rd January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

153 Barnacle Goose
42 Teal
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
redhead Smew
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Peregrine
Barn Owl

2nd January – Hornsea Mere, Southside

510 Pink-footed Goose over
2 Pintail
789 Wigeon
148 Teal
Mandarin
2 Red-crested Pochard
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
3 Grey Heron
2 Peregrine
2 Stonechat

Redwing – Steve Mason

Fieldfare – Steve Mason

Redwing and Fieldfare near the Mere – Steve Mason

drake Long-tailed Duck on the Mere – Roy Lyon

drake Smew – Roy Lyon

drake Mandarin – Roy Lyon

pair Red-crested Pochard – Roy Lyon

1st January – Hornsea Mere, Southside/Wassand

134 Pink-footed Goose over
drake Long-tailed Duck
3 Smew (1 drake)
Peregrine
Barn Owl
2 Stonechat
Woodcock
2 Jay
Green Woodpecker
c150 Linnet in set aside
4 Greenfinch
3 Yellowhammer
c80 Fieldfare
c30 Redwing

29 Snow Buntings at Rolston in morning