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
- 5th April 2026
Sunny with occasional showers, a strong westerly wind and best of 11 degrees C. Perhaps the craziest record of the year (& still will be come 31st December) was a Black-throated Diver moulting into summer plumage that visited Thornwick Pools and another small pond along Lighthouse Road! Seawatching was rewarded… - 4th April 2026
A relatively bright day, with light south-west winds strengthening to moderate southerlies later; temperatures reached 11 degrees C. Two Sandwich Terns flew north during a seawatch that also featured a Pink-footed Goose, two Eider and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Three Red Kites toured the outer head, where additional sightings included… - 3rd April 2026Generally overcast, although there were sunny intervals late afternoon; blustery south-west winds and occasional heavy showers mid-afternoon, while temperatures reached 15 degrees C. A Blue Fulmar flew south during an otherwise quiet morning seawatch. Kingfisher remains scarce locally, so a single on the outer head was notable. Other sightings included…
- 2nd April 2026Despite prolonged sunny intervals, it was cooler with light/moderate northerly winds veering easterly later. A scattering of migrants on the outer head included one Swallow, six Sand Martins, a Blackcap, two Wheatear and eight Siskin. A creamcrown Marsh Harrier quartered fields at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where 300 Linnets, 16 Pied…
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The Ringing Diary
- 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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