November at Spurn

I was only at Spurn for a week, seeing a few people in between trips to Germany. The weather was nice during my stay so I was able to spend a bit more time out and about birding whilst not ringing. Ringing on the whole was extremely slow, as is expected at this time of year, but the outstanding highlight was a cracking Long-eared Owl which I flushed into the Heligoland trap one morning. That means I have now rung four of the five resident species of British Owl this year, the exception being Short-eared Owl. 

-Long-eared Owl

There was precious little else, a good passage a Woodpigeons and Stock Doves during the Tuesday and Wednesday. A few Woodcock made an appearance, as did a few Pink-footed Geese and Whooper Swans.

Species List:

Spurn Bird Observatory: Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Shelduck, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Gannet, Cormorant, Peregrine, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Grey Plover, Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Dunlin, Redshank, Common Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collard Dove, Short-eared Owl, Long-eared Owl, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing, Robin, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting,