Another great Flamborough day

 Another string of easterlies predicted this week so decision had to be made see nothing on the lincs coast or go to Flamborough!  So Flamborough it is then, arrived at 7.30 and within ten mins we were watching an Olive-backed Pipit which had been flushed from the headland and came down straight in front of us - it quickly scurried out of view into the long grass but within ten mins had worked it’s way to the path and then popped out on the cliff edge in full view.  We eventually left it and carried on across the headland and quickly we both had a small bird fly over us and land in the Motorway hedge, by this time Wayne had recognised the call left his scope to track it down - we quickly had great views of a Little Bunting but no photos as the camera was on the scope back in the middle of the field ! Unfortunately it didn’t hang around and we carried on to Old Fall which held many Crests, Redwings, Bramblings and a Yellow-browed - always a Yellow-browed plus a very dosy Barred Warbler uncharacteristically not skulking.

Caspian Gull in here somewhere!

An autumn migration weekend

With winds from the east and heavy rain predicted conditions were looking good for a few days of excellent birding - so we started Saturday local at the Humber Bridge with a rising tide, heavy rain and easterly wind we would surely have a fabulous list of sea birds coming up the river but sadly no only 17 Gannets in four hours! Not to be put off we decided to try the lincs coast in the afternoon so headed to Humberstone fitties - big mistake not a bird to be seen maybe an exaggeration but not far off .  So having been totally fed up with Lincs we decided to go to Flamborough on Sunday as we certainly didn’t want to join the thousands at Spurn and a brilliant day was had - Red Flanked Bluetail, Red Breasted Flycatcher, Great Grey Shrike numerous Yellow-browned Warblers, Redstarts, Bramblings etc brilliant and best of all never more than ten birders at anytime!  Whilst we were at Flamborough, Graham and Neil were at Donna Nook and had found two possibly three Raddes Warblers so on Monday we decided to give the Lincs coast one more chance but sadly another disappointing time with only a couple of Redstarts, a few Crests and Chiffchaffs - everything had cleared out😂 but we did have these three stunning creatures

Long-winged Conehead

Four spot Orb Weaver

Roesel’s Bush Cricket