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
- 10th November 2025
A day of light/moderate southerly winds, heavy showers and a high of 14 degrees C. Three Dusky Warblers were present, with a newly arrived individual along the Motorway Hedge joining the two birds at South Landing. A male Northern Bullfinch was at the latter location for its second day, while… - 9th November 2025
A relatively overcast day, with misty spells, a relatively light south-west wind and high of ten degrees C. Having been suspected, increased observer coverage finally confirmed two Dusky Warblers were in residence at South Landing; one favouring the Picnic/Whale bridge area and the other favouring the main ravine/car park. Four… - 8th November 2025Light winds were variable in direction, mainly overcast with spells of mist and drizzle; temperatures reached 14 degrees C. Another impressive cast list, with a Pallid Swift gracing RSPB Bempton Cliffs airspace during the afternoon. Two Pallas’s Warblers included a ‘new’ individual at Thornwick and presumably yesterday’s lingering bird at…
- 7th November 2025Light southerly winds, occasionally from the south-east; overcast with misty spells and a high of 13 degrees C. An arrival of 2450 Blackbirds created the day’s main spectacle, while a Dusky Warbler (South Landing) and the week’s fourth Pallas’s Warbler (RSPB Bempton Cliffs) provided further excitement. A Siberian Chiffchaff along…
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The Ringing Diary
- 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…
- July 2025The calm weather of July gave our team more opportunities to hold ringing sessions this month, with 33 run at 7 sites, including Thornwick roost, CES at Thornwick, South Landing and our usual garden sites. A total of 596 birds were caught with 551 of these newly ringed plus 45…
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