The team would like to quickly thank everyone who’s supported the launch of our website so far – and there’s a lot of you! – with special mentions for our friends at Spurn, Portland, Filey and Bardsey Bird Observatories, YWT Living Seas Centre, and Martin at Birding Frontiers for this fantastic launch post. Thank you all, and stay tuned for more!
The sea was the main focus of attention today with tens of 1000’s of Guillemots passing south and smaller numbers north, there were plenty of Razorbills amongst them also, these birds are moving from the cliff colonies to the north of us to feeding areas further south rather than being a migration movement as such. In contrast only 7 Puffins were reported heading south and 3 north. Another notable count was 75 Purple Sandpipers passing south in three groups, a total that equals the March record for this species. In addition to these a Great northern Diver flew south.
Two Barn owls were reported from the headland today (one Outer Head, one Thornwick Pool), the Observatory has worked closely with local farmers to secure 11 “High Level Stewardship” agreements locally and following advice from Wolds Barn Owl Group a series of nestboxes have been erected. Such work was rewarded with at least seven pairs on the headland in 2013 despite neighbouring populations being decimated following recent bad winters.