Sunday 31st

Welton Dale: 3 Buzzard,  Swinemoor : 54 Linnet
Wilfholme/Aike area Barn Owl 5, Pink-footed Goose 96 NE, Fieldfare 200, Arram Carrs : Whooper Swan 11
Tophill Low / Watton Nature Reserve : Bittern, Smew, Goosander, 8 Brambling
Green Sandpiper and Buzzard along Hornsea Rail Track near Swine . In the Kelk area Water Rail, 2 Green Sandpiper and a Bittern were seen

Saturday 30th
Wawne / Thearne : two Peregrines, two Barn Owls, 6 Snipe, 7 Teal, Barmston : 175 Red-throated Divers
Catwick New Pond : pair Smew, Skirlington : 100 Pink-footed Geese
Hornsea Mere : Black-necked Grebe, 240 Reed Buntings, 3 Smew.  Kelk  : Merlin, 3 Brambling  
Paull Holme Strays : 48 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit and 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Owl

Friday 29th
East Park: 9 Redpoll in Car Park Silver Birches

Thursday 28th
Tophill Low : Woodcock, Brambling Siskin Watton Nature Reserve : Smew, Pintail Brandeston pair of Smew on small pond beyond Sandfield turning off B1444.

Wednesday 27th
East Park : 20 Goosander and a Woodcock

Tuesday 26th
Blackcap in an Elloughton Garden , Ulrome 2 juv Glaucous Gulls on beach

Sunday 24th
Barmston 40 R-t.Diver, 26 G.C.Grebe, 45 Wigeon, 50 Oystercatcher.
Woodmansey: Goosander Barmston fisheries
Tophill Low :  Peregrine Watton Carr. 15 Siskin c'pk. Brambling: 2 centre+4 D wood.
Bittern, redhead Smew Watton NR.
South Cave Area : 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Jay, couple of Coal tits
Figham Area : Skylark, Snipe, 10+ Reed Bunting, 2 Little Grebes
At Paull Village a Grey wagtail was feeding along sea wall and towards BP and a Rock Pipit was present

Saturday 23rd
High Eske : Fieldfare 100, Greylag Goose 450, Canada Goose,Pink-footed Goose 2, Mallard 200, Redshank 20, Wigeon 220,
Little Grebe 5, Goldeneye 7, Gadwall 15, Teal 10, Tufted Duck 35, Coot 35, Pochard 2, Moorhen 3, Great Crested Grebe 3, Shoveler 3,
Arram Carr Whooper Swan 11, Mute Swan 45,
Tophill Low : Redhead Smew O res. Woodcock centre feeders
Bittern on Watton NR
Green Sandpiper in SW Corner of Figham Common
Paull Holme Strays   75 Black tailed Godwit, 12 Bar tailed Godwit, 2 Little egret, 2 Sanderling, 500 Lapwing, 800 Dunlin and from carpark a
woodcock flew past. Near Paull Fort a Brambling fed with Chaffinch and 22 Redwing were present.

Friday 22nd
Tophill Low : redhead Smew O res. Brambling +Treecreeper at centre feeders.
Bransholme Sewage Works : Gadwall: 31, Pochard: 9, Shoveler: 16, Tufted Duck: 25, Coot: 75, Mute Swan: 2, Mallard: 61, Canada Goose: 6.

Thursday 21st
Tophill Low : redhead Smew sightings from O res and D res may relate to two birds, Bullfinch and Brambling also on view.
Little Owl sightings from Etton and Lockington and Barn Owl sightings from Withernwick and Lockington
A Blackcap was in a Beverley Garden

Wednesday 20th
Tophill Low : Kingfisher heard on Barmston Drain, and over South Marsh East, where 5 Redshank were too.  Curlews heard from Baswick Carr.  Willow tit on feedersand numerous Brambling both here and at the wildlife centre.  Treecreeper seen in woodlands.  Siskin was bathing in the centre pond with around 5 Redwing.  Female Smew on O res and the Bittern showed again - this time under the L shaped hide over-looking South Marsh West. 4 Mistle Thrushes, Grey Wagtail, Lesser Black Backed Gull. From the approach Road - One Barn Owl near new Chicken Farm
Arram Carrs : 11 Whooper Swans
High Eske : 111 Redshank

Tuesday 19th
East Park : Highlights today include Goosander c.17, Lesser Redpoll  1 (near cafe ), Redwing 20+
Garganey still on Fosse Hill jet ski pit.
30+ Redwing Cottingham along Priory Rd +2 Grey Heron in wet fields. and a Blackcap in an observers gardenMonday 18th
Skirlington : 102 Greylag, 204 Canada Geese, 144 Pink-feet,  Pochard, Tufted Duck.
Foss Hill : Garganey, G C Grebe, Little Grebe.
Tophill Low : Smew O res, Woodcock South Marsh Area, 30 Curlew circled SMW before landing on adjacent field
Watton Nature reserve : The Bittern flew in at noon and landed out of view close to Barmston Drain

Monday 18th
Skirlington : 102 Greylag, 204 Canada Geese, 144 Pink-feet,  Pochard, Tufted Duck.
Foss Hill : Garganey, G C Grebe, Little Grebe.
Tophill Low : Smew O res, Woodcock South Marsh Area, 30 Curlew circled SMW before landing on adjacent field
Watton Nature reserve : The Bittern flew in at noon and landed out of view close to Barmston Drain

Sunday 17th
Immediately following the improvement in the weather, several birds are now singing in North Hull: Blackbird, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Collared Dove.
Foss Hill Jet Ski Ctr.an unseasonal record of a Drake Garganey,
Tophill Low: Pair Smew O res, 1 Willow Tit & 2 Brambling D wood. 4 Pink-feet Approach Rd., Woodcock, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Goldcrest
Watton Nature Reserve: 1 Bittern walking on the ice.
Atwick to Barmston: 7 Red-throated Diver, 16 Wigeon, 4 Cormorant.
Barmston: 91 Oystercatcher, 91 Ringed Plover, 7 Grey Plover, 17 Redshank, 6 Sanderling, 6 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Lapwing,  1 Golden Plover,  1 Mistle Thrush.
Far Grange: 14 Canada Geese,  1 Greylag.
Skirlington: 1 Ruddy Shelduck,  1 White-fronted Goose, 2 Pink-feet, 180 Greylag, 120 Canada Geese, 1 Pochard, few Tufted Duck.
Bewholme: 170 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 2 Shoveler.
Atwick- Near gas facility: 460 Pink-feet came in from the Nth.
Leven Bypass: 140 Greylag, 5 Goldeneye.
North Frodingham: 2 Mute Swan.
Brantingham :Greater spotted woodpecker drumming on TV aerial, 1 Buzzard calling
Walkington :1 Woodcock flew over.
Barmston : Flock of Barnacle Geese over
Woodmansey: Drake Goosander flew north along the drain and over Plaxton Bridge at 1540 hrs.  A Merlin flew west over Beverley Barmston Drain, about 400 metres south of Plaxton Bridge. Also along the drain between Plaxton Bridge and Dunswell: 1 Barn Owl, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 3 Shoveler and 3 Grey Heron.  In Woodmansey a male Yellowhammer and Goldcrest
 
Saturday 16th
Tickton High Eske Area :On flooded fields between Tickton and High Eske: 6 Teal, 60 Lapwing, 8 Redshank, 12 Golden Plover, 3 Shoveler, 20 Wigeon. On River Hull between Tickton and High Eske: 5 Little Grebes
High Eske: 8 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, c. 300 Wigeon, c. 30 Tufted Duck, c. 4 Great Crested Grebes. Large herd of Mute Swan (c. 70) west of river adjacent Pulfin Bog.


Friday 15th
Tophill : Drake Smew, 750 Black-headed Gull, 1400 Common Gull, 192 Herring Gull, 230 Great Black-backed Gull, 6000 Jackdaw, 1100 Rook, 240 Linnet. Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Lapwing, Curlew, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers.
Bransholme Sewage Works: 15 Pochard, 36 Canada Geese, 6 Shoveler, another vociferous group of Carrion Crows, (most of which were on the ice) with 169 counted on this ocassion.

Thursday 14th
East Park : Wigeon,Shoveler, Pochard - 18 drakes, 4 females, Goosander 14, Cormorant - one over heading south, Redwing 3,G S Woodpecker, Coal Tit - one singing male
Tophill Low : Both Smew on 'O' today, Brambling in car park, Willow Tit on feeders, and Bittern was seen on the river bank by regulars at Top lock - sat stationary for 10 minutes before flying a wide loop into phragmities beds near lagoons.
c70 Brent Geese Nth of Car Park Barmston

Of interest a colour ringed Cormorant seen at Tophill in November 2007 has had its origin revealed, It was rung at  Forvie, Newburgh, NE Scotland (South stacks) on  28/6/07 and has spent much of its life in northern Scotland before turning up on the reserve.

Wednsday 13th
Tophill Low : Drake Smew on O with the drake Mandarin reported again.  Red-head Smew on D.  Brambling in Car Park and 20 Redwing through.  Treecreeper opposite wildlife centre.  2 Woodcock Southern Site and 2 Barn Owl hunting Watton NR.  

Tuesday 12th
Tophill Low : Brambling in Car Park and Peregrine Falcon over.  Brambling, Grey Wagtail, 2 Redwing. around D Res South hide, and various Goldeneye displaying on D Res.  Willow tit on feeders and Barn owl in the vicinity.  Another Barn Owl was sat in the Watton NR boxes. Bullfinch on North Marsh.  Red-head Smew on 'D' Res last thing, along with a rare sighting of a Shag amongst the cormorants.
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Monday 11th
Tophill Low : Willow tit on D woods feeders

Sunday 10th  
Atwick Mill: 31 Pink-footed Geese
Hornsea Mere: 3-4 Woodcock
Tophill Low: a Slavonian Grebe was on the Reservoirs, along with a pair of Smew and a Woodcock in D woods.
4 Whooper Swans at Arram Carrs

Saturday 9th
Hornsea Mere : Ruddy Shelduck still with Barnacle goose flock, 2-3 Woodcock; all 1st/2nd field. Peregrine over W end.
Swinemoor: 9 Grey Partridge, 2 Woodcock, 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Wagtail. 3 Curlew, 14 Snipe, 11 Redshank, 4 Lapwing.
Bransholme Sewage Works: 146 Carrrion Crows on the ice, Linnet. Wildfowl crammed onto a sixteenth of the lake - the only part unfrozen: 31 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 104 Coot.