Flamborough Headland, situated on the North Sea coast of East Yorkshire, is renowned for having the largest mainland seabird colony in Britain and a reputation for the best seawatching on the British east coast. Not least, the area is a fantastic place to witness bird migration and see small birds such as thrushes, chats and warblers making landfall after crossing the North Sea. It also has an impeccable pedigree in attracting scarcities from continental Europe and many rarities from farther east.
Latest Sightings
- 14th April 2026
Sunny, with light south-east winds and a best of 14 degrees C. Two Little Grebes were present (North Marsh, Thornwick Pools), while a Red Kite overflew Thornwick. Passerine migrants included 19 Blackcap, two Lesser Whitethroats, a Common Whitethroat, one Wheatear, five Yellow Wagtails, two Siskin and three Corn Buntings. Sightings… - 13th April 2026
Sunny throughout, with a light east-south-easterly wind developing and maximum of 14 degrees C. Passerine migrants included a Ring Ouzel (Hartendale), two Common Redstarts (Hartendale, North Landing) and a Black Redstart (Golf Course) alongside four Common Whitethroats, two Fieldfares, a Redwing, four Yellow Wagtails and three Siskins. A Merlin flew… - 12th April 2026Blustery south-south-west winds dominated a day that contained sunny intervals and occasional showers; temperatures reached 13 degrees C. Sightings on the outer head included four Pink-footed Geese, a Whimbrel, five House Martins, two Fieldfare, a Ring Ouzel and 12 Wheatears. Elsewhere, two Whimbrel flew south-east over RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where…
- 11th April 2026Overcast, with strong south-south-easterly winds and a high of nine degrees C in the morning, before winds switched to the south-west, sunny intervals prevailed and temperatures reached 13 degrees C. Four Pink-footed Geese, 20 Teal, three Gadwall, an Eider, one Marsh Harrier and a Water Rail were recorded on the…
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- 2025 Ringing Round-up2025 has been an excellent year for our ever-growing ringing team with new trainees joining us and two more ringers becoming licensed trainers. This year we completed 272 ringing sessions across ten different sites. We took part in six projects :- RAS-Re-trapping adults for survival, CES-Constant Effort site, NRS-Nest record…
- Migweek 2025Every year FBO runs its Migweek event, offering daily guided walks, daily ringing demonstrations, talks and a migration station providing info, merchandise and chat. The event continues to grow in popularity with this year being the best ever with a big increase in visitor numbers. The team ran eleven ringing…
- September 2025This month saw the final preparations for Migweek, with the clearing of rides at South Landing being completed. Twenty seven sessions were run across the headland including three at RSPB Bempton. Towards the end of the month we welcomed Dr. Joe Wynn from Liverpool University who is researching where trans-siberian…
- August 2025What an amazing month for our ringing team! Thirty-one sessions were held at eight different sites which yielded a fabulous 1301 birds of which 1163 were newly ringed and 137 were re-traps, with two UK controls and one foreign control. Our team ran two public demonstrations on 16th & 17th…
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