Kilnsea and Spurn Triangle in November

 

What a difference a day makes. Contrasting to yesterday grey gales, today was cold, but sunny and still. I drove to Spurn and parked by the visitor centre. A flock of Starlings fed on the car park. After a short stint in Canal Scrape hide, where I failed to see a Water Rail but caught up with Bethan, I started my walk about the triangle. The tide was out, but coming in fast.

Cormorants.

A group of Shelduck on the mudflats.

One of the several Little Grebes on the Borrow Pit.

A Robin just by the Sandy Beaches.

One of two Stonechats by Beacon Lane.

I had lunch at the KIlnsea Wetlands hide. I had it to myself all the time I was there, which was great. The family of Whoopers and the large number of Brents were highlights. I walked to the high on the road at Long Bank to check the fields, and there is where I counted the 60 Whoopers with just the one Mute Swan.

Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon and Teal.

Lapwing.

A Whooper Swan family, Pintail, Wigeon and Brent Geese.

More Brent Geese.

Shoveler.

One of 7 Pintail.

Brent and Greylag flushed out.

Whoopers in flight.

More Whoopers!

Roe Deer.

This guy walking along the field edge got the Whoopers up.

Alert Whoopers.

Tree Sparrow.

Magpie.

A small skein of Pink-footed geese over.

The last bird. Three Ringed Plovers landed on the Kilnsea Beach with beautiful light.