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
- 31st March 2026
A relatively overcast day, with some brighter intervals; winds remained light and temperatures reached 16 degrees C. Seawatch highlights included single Sandwich Tern and Manx Shearwater flying north, two Eider were on the sea along with 35 Red-throated Divers. Eight Gadwall were on Thornwick Pools, with 20 Tufted Ducks at… - 30th March 2026
Sunny intervals, a moderate west-north-westerly and maximum of 11 degrees C. The morning seawatch was rewarded with single Sandwich Tern and Manx Shearwater moving north. Resident wildfowl included two Shelduck, eight Gadwall, six Wigeon, 89 Teal and 19 Tufted Ducks. Three Jack Snipe and 25 Snipe were on the outer… - 29th March 2026A cool day, with blustery south-west winds, occasional heavy showers and a best of ten degrees C. Three Shelduck flew north past the Fog Station, while six Gadwall, six Teal and 13 Tufted Ducks were at Thornwick. A Bar-tailed Godwit and two Lapwing flew south-east at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, where…
- 28th March 2026The weather consisted of sunny intervals, a moderate west-north-west wind and maximum of 11 degrees C. An Eider flew south during the seawatch, with four drakes also off South Dykes. Eight Gadwall were on Thornwick Pools and 17 Tufted Ducks at Thornwick Lakes. Two Pink-footed Geese flew north-west at RSPB…
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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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