A bit of exercise and a trim took care of the morning and early afternoon and I eventually arrived in the hide around 3.I had the place to myself which was partly due to it being low tide I guess. No matter, there were birds present and I started to scan. I soon picked up a couple of smart Black-tailed Godwits, accompanied by a Ruff (P.134, S.96) and a single Knot.
Checking through the Gulls I managed to dig out 6 Mediterranean Gulls (P.135, S.97) in various plumages...
A group of foreign Birders visited the hide briefly talking about huge flocks of Cranes somewhere! They asked me if I'd seen anything rare? I told them what I'd seen but they didn't seem impressed. Then another Birder arrived and pointed out a small wader on the left of the hide...an LRP (P.136, S.98)! Not a species I've been fortunate enough to see at Spurn very often. The bird performed superbly right in front of the hide...
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