December at Spurn

Just a couple of days at Spurn to see friends and do a little light birding. It being December there was not a great deal going on, but I had a nice couple of days anyway. The only birds of real note were a flock of White-fronted Geese on Easington Straight, and in their company was a single Bean Goose, the identification of which being an area of contention. It was initially identified as a Taiga Bean Goose but in the field structurally seemed to better fit Tundra Bean Goose. 

-Bean Goose (Jonnie Fisk)

There was little else of note. The only bird that I ringed was a Water Rail, which was a pretty cool bird for the only one. A Short-eared Owl was about the only other bird of any note. 

Species List:

Spurn Bird Observatory: Bean Goose, White-fronted Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Water Rail, 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, Woodpigeon, Collard Dove, Short-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,