Event:
Birding Discovery Day - Spurn Migrants 2025
At the world-famous Spurn Bird Observatory, you're literally surrounded by productive habitats teaming with birds. In autumn, this Mecca for migration hits its breath-taking peak, where the only problem can be knowing which direction to look!
Birding Discovery Day - Spurn Migrants 2025
Arrivals come thick and fast, and include everything from vocal flocks of Whooper Swans and arctic geese to tiny Goldcrests and Yellow-browed Warblers, Black Redstarts and multitudes of Robins, squadrons of Scandinavian thrushes (Redwings, Fieldfares, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Ring Ouzels), Short-eared and Long-eared Owls arriving over the waves, and groups of Bramblings, Siskins and Chaffinches bounding overhead; Woodcocks and Starlings pitch down from far-flung lands, and birds of prey including Merlins, Peregrines and harriers patrol the area for lunch....
....while scarcer arrivals such as Hawfinches, Waxwings, Red-breasted Flycatchers and Firecrests are regular at this time of year, and our chances of rarities sky-rockets - recent YCN autumn Spurn days have enjoyed everything from Arctic, Dusky, Pallas's and Two-barred Warblers to Stilt Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pallid Harriers, Bee-eater, Red-rumped Swallow, American Wigeon and many more!
… not forgetting the incredible spectacles of wading birds right by us on the Humber Estuary – hundreds of thousands of shorebirds such as Red Knot, Golden Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew and Grey Plover (to name a few!).
New! All of Mark's Birding Discovery Days are supported by ZEISS Birding optics, meaning you will have a choice of premium binoculars to use all day for free!
What you can expect on one of our Birding Discovery Days 2025:
- Small group size for unrivalled opportunities to interact with your guide
- A professional, local expert guide with a lifetime of birding knowledge in Yorkshire
- A fun-packed day - exciting locations, tuition, opportunities for photography and of course great birds!
Leader; Mark Pearson
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Mark Pearson BSc Hons
Mark is an obsessive Yorkshire coast birder and naturalist whose roles include wildlife guide, ecologist, speaker, writer and educator. He is well known as a passionate, exceptional communicator, whether in the field with YCN clients, in the classroom with/tutors/6/mark-pearson-bsc-hons
Paul Robinson
Just returned from a wonderful 5-day trip to Spurn with Yorkshire Coast Nature. The two leaders, Richard Baines and Mark James Pearson were brilliant. Incredible knowledge of birds and calls combined with a passionate boyish enthusiasm ensured a great time was had by all. Despite the lack of perfect weather conditions, we still managed to see over 100 species! Many thanks guys. We'll be back for more next year. Paul Robinson October 2020
Spurn Birding Holiday - Autumn Migrants 2025
A great place for finding and studying common migrants from Scandinavian thrushes to terns and wildfowl. Spurn is also one of the top sites in the UK for finding unusual birds. In the last five...
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Wed 10th Sep - 8.30am
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Spurn and the Humber Estuary
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Thu 11th Sep - 8.30am
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Mon 13th Oct - 8.30am
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Tue 14th Oct - 8.30am
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Wed 15th Oct - 8.30am
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Thu 16th Oct - 8.30am
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Fri 17th Oct - 8.30am
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Mon 27th Oct - 8.30am
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Tue 28th Oct - 8.30am
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Wed 29th Oct - 8.30am
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Thu 30th Oct - 8.30am
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Fri 31st Oct - 8.30am
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