The contrasts in habitats between Holmpton and (slightly) further South aka Spurn and the Humber Estuary is marked....and it's not weighted in the formers favour!
Yesterday started with a swim for my lad...
A few Teal headed South...
A juvenile Skylark tried its best to avoid detection on the Cliff...it allowed me to walk right past it...
I managed a glimpse of a young Willow Warbler in the lane on the way back the Cottage...
A stop off at "The Sewage" revealed a prial of Yellow Wagtails, one of which allowed me a snatch from the car window...
Late afternoon I took a walk around the Cliff Paddock ending up by the Cliff at the end of School Lane. The tide was out and I scanned the beach but I couldn't see anything...but I DID hear something...a Redshank (H.110)...
Note to self...look harder!
I sent a text to Richard and he arrived on his bike to complete a mini-twitch! A Year Tick for both of us...
The bird move North along a rocky channel. I walked round to Seaside Road but I couldn't re-locate it. I did discover 8 Sanderling and 6 Ringed Plovers.
This morning I witnessed my best ever movement of migrating Swallows whilst walking North to the second pill box. Birds were in view constantly and a conservative estimate would be c200. A marvelous sight!
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