Birding Discovery Day - Spurn Migrants 2025

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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