Monthly Archives: December 2021

December 2, 2021

December Sightings

31st December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

4 Scaup
20 Pochard
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Diver off KP mid afternoon
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier
250 Lapwing
Dunlin south

1 of 2 Stonechats at Rolston – Graham Russell

30th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

118 Pink-footed Goose north
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier
85 Fieldfare south

Hornsea South Cliffs

13 Snipe
1 Jack Snipe
9 Golden Plover
Woodcock at Rolston

29th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

27 Teal
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
168 Goldeneye
Black-necked Grebe
2 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
c300 Lapwing
8 Dunlin over

28th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

39 Teal
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Great crested Grebe
c320 Lapwing
2 Golden Plover
2 Mistle Thrush
59 Redwing

Long-tailed Duck with Goldeneye on a foggy Mere this morning – Jon Lamplough

Redwings along the Southside this morning – Jeff Cox

27th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

3 ad Bewick’s Swan late afternoon west of Swan island
25 Teal
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Marsh Harrier
7 Lapwing
9+ Dunlin south

26th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Shelduck
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Dunlin south
18 Fieldfare
45 Redwing
20 Blackbird

25th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

34 Teal
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
1+ Marsh Harrier
29 Lapwing
5 Dunlin over

24th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Woodcock

23rd Decemeber – Hornsea Mere, Southside

2 Mandarin
4 Scaup (2. 1w drakes)
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe

22nd December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

190 Pink-footed Goose north
1w drake Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier

21st December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

80 Teal
2 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Diver
Black-necked Grebe
2 Marsh Harrier
2+ Golden Plover
ad Mediterranean Gull

20th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

234 Gadwall
Mandarin
Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
132 Goldeneye
Red-throated Diver south of Swan island
Black-necked Grebe
ad Gannet flew north before turning west and lost to view
Black-tailed Godwit “blogging “ over the Mere

19th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Pintail
5 Shoveler
3 Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
2 Marsh Harrier

17th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier

16th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

16 Pink-footed Goose
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
135 Goldeneye
2 Goosander
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
c70 Lapwing

Long-tailed Duck off Hornsea on sea
27 Red-throated Diver
1 Fulmar north

Long-tailed Duck off Hornsea today – Roy Lyon

male Stonechat at Mappleton – Roy Lyon

15th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

c180 Pink-footed Goose
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
2 Marsh Harrier
Peregrine

Siberian Chiffchaff heard at Grimston this morning

Black-necked Grebe on the Mere – Jon Lamplough

14th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

Pink-footed Goose (several heard)
666 Wigeon
54 Teal
4 Mandarin
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe (often elusive)

13th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

319 Wigeon
22 Teal
5 Scaup (3. 1w drakes)
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Diver briefly then flew east
Black-necked Grebe on south side of Swan island late afternoon
2 Marsh Harrier
98 Lapwing

12th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

62 Pink-footed Goose north
4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe (mobile off south side of Swan island during the morning)
Marsh Harrier

Long-tailed Duck from KP this morning – Jon Lamplough

Black-headed Gull JM88 back on the jetties today – Jeff Cox

11th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

224 Gadwall
374 Wigeon
46 Teal
4 Scaup
3 Red-crested Pochard
Long-tailed Duck
Goosander

10th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Whooper Swan
2 Pintail
28 Teal
4 Scaup
137 Pochard
3 Red-crested Pochard
Long-tailed Duck
Grey Wagtail

2 Snow Bunting at Aldbrough in clifftop stubble

9th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

2 Pintail
213 Gadwall
415 Wigeon
5 Shoveler
46 Teal
332 Tufted Duck
4 Scaup
135 Pochard
3 Red-crested Pochard
Long-tailed Duck
124 Goldeneye
Goosander
4 Marsh Harrier

12 Snow Bunting at Mappleton

8th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside

4 Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Goosander
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine

7th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

215 Gadwall
6 Shoveler
4 Scaup
118 Pochard
Long-tailed Duck
3 Marsh Harrier

Hornsea seawatch 12:00-13:00

Shoveler 2 south
Common Scoter 2 north, 4 south
Velvet Scoter 1 north
Red-throated Diver 34 north

Long-tailed Duck over the Mere – Jon Lamplough

6th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

150 Pink-footed Goose north
207 Gadwall
43 Teal
278 Wigeon
4 Scaup (2. 1w drakes)
89 Pochard
Long-tailed Duck
Marsh Harrier

upto 19 Snow Bunting in clifftop stubble at Aldbrough

5th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

213 Gadwall
19 Teal
4 Scaup (2. 1w drakes)
Long-tailed Duck (at dusk)
Marsh Harrier
c120 Lapwing
Brambling by Ouzel Hedge
Greenfinch
c35 Linnet
14+ Chaffinch
5 Yellowhammer
7 Goldfinch
c20 Reed Bunting

Red-breatsed Merganser at Aldbrough
16 Snow Bunting in clifftop stubble north of Aldbrough

Brambling at Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox

Yellowhammer at Ouzel Hedge – Jeff Cox

Red-breatsed Merganser at Aldbrough – Ade Johnson

4th December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

169 Gadwall
4 Scaup (2. 1w drakes)
2 Marsh Harrier

drake Scaup 1w on the Mere today – Jon Lamplough

3rd December – Hornsea Mere, Southside/KP

Whooper Swan
189 Gadwall
176 Pochard
4 Scaup (2. 1w drake)
Long-tailed Duck
Goosander
Red-throated Diver
2+ Marsh Harrier
Snipe
2w Mediterranean Gull
ringed Black-headed Gull 6TY still present
2 Lesser Redpoll

2nd December – Hornsea Mere, KP

6 Whooper Swan
Long-tailed Duck in SE corner
Goosander
Red-throated Diver

Red-throated Diver in Bull Hole from KP late afternoon – Jon Lamplough

Hornsea seawatch 07.35-10.20 & 11.00-14.30

Wigeon 25 north
Teal 28 north
Eider 2 north
Common Scoter 22 north, 9 south
Long-tailed Duck 1 north, 1 south
Goldeneye 1 south, 1 on sea
Goosander 1 north
large Diver sp 1 south
Red-throated Diver 13 north, 2 south, 14 on sea
Gannet 8 north
Grey Phalarope 1 north
Woodcock 1 in/off
Little Auk 5 north, 1 south

1st December – Hornsea Mere, KP

Red-throated Diver

Hornsea seawatch – 07.33-09.05 & 13.30-15.30

Teal 3 south
Eider 7 north
Common Scoter 8 north, 1 south
Goldeneye 1 north
Red-throated Diver 2 north, 1 south