All in all February was a decent month, 14 species added to PWC as well as my first bit of birding outside of Scarborough – to Spurn.
Once my old stomping ground, embarrassingly this was my first trip here since the major breach along the peninsula, a good few years ago.
A short but great trip was enjoyed during the middle of the month, catching up with a few familiar faces, seeing some of the many changes, a pint or two in the Crown and Anchor and of course a few birds – highlights being a female Scaup on Beacon Ponds and the Black Brant with Brent Geese along Long Bank.
Once my old stomping ground, embarrassingly this was my first trip here since the major breach along the peninsula, a good few years ago.
A short but great trip was enjoyed during the middle of the month, catching up with a few familiar faces, seeing some of the many changes, a pint or two in the Crown and Anchor and of course a few birds – highlights being a female Scaup on Beacon Ponds and the Black Brant with Brent Geese along Long Bank.
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| Brent Geese at Long Bank, Spurn. |
Back in Scarborough the months highlight came on the first day, a Leach’s Petrel heading north over a calm sea off Scalby Mills – a rather unexpected record. Only my 4th in Scarborough with all the other three falling in September.
Most other PWC additions were run of the mill - Mistle Thrush, Gadwall, Lesser Black-backed Gull etc. Goshawk displaying over Raincliffe was a handy year tick as was a Jack Snipe at Long Nab and four Corn Bunting with Yellowhammer near Scalby Lodge Pond.
A drake Goldeneye on Johnson’s Marsh was welcome with possibly the same bird seen the next day flying round at Long Nab.
Most other PWC additions were run of the mill - Mistle Thrush, Gadwall, Lesser Black-backed Gull etc. Goshawk displaying over Raincliffe was a handy year tick as was a Jack Snipe at Long Nab and four Corn Bunting with Yellowhammer near Scalby Lodge Pond.
A drake Goldeneye on Johnson’s Marsh was welcome with possibly the same bird seen the next day flying round at Long Nab.
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| Wigeon at Scalby Mills. |
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| Dipper at Scalby Mills. |
Other highlights included my 2nd of each Black-throated Diver and Lapland Bunting for the year and the regular appearance of the Shorelark flock at Long Nab.
There were plenty of signs of spring creeping in towards the months end with Pink-footed Geese heading back north as well as Pipits, Alba Wagtails and Finches all starting to move.
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| Shorelark at Long Nab. |
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| Pink-footed Geese on the move north at Long Nab. |
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