Holderness: Hollym, Holmpton, Patrington

A mild day, mostly overcast, with a couple of showers in the morning. I take the 75 bus to Hollym Cross Roads, and from there I walk along North Leys road. This is a quiet road, single track road around the village. Redwings' alarm calls come from the hedges as they fly off, there are also plenty of Blackbirds and Robins about. Rooks call from the trees. I have a short walk along the main road to Holmpton, and then I take the Public Right of Way along the Runnel and walk along the coastal path to Holmpton.

Many Blackbirds about today.

And also, but much shyer, Redwings.

Pied Wagtail.

A derelict bridge, across a ditch, Nevils Bridge, has been replaced by a culvert.

A new bridge over The Runnel, presumably added during the improvements to the coastal path. I don't think there was a bridge here, you just had to cross The Runnel.

Reed Bunting at The Runnel.

Looking North towards Withernsea.

A flock of Teal flying south.

The rain starts as I walk along the Runnel, lumps of clay from the field edge sticking to my shoes. The top photo shows what is left of a pill box, a single wall just at the edge of the cliff. As I get close to Holmpton, I need to cross a ditch. This is a section of the newly opened King Charles III coastal footpath, but the only way across is a wooden board, which is wet with the rain, so I decide not to risk it and walk along the field edge to the village instead. A female Stonechat feeds on the edge of the ditch. I walk around the village, visit the churchyard and take a footpath behind the Hall. The highlights in the village are a small group of Tree Sparrows and a male Stonechat by Seaside Road.

The board.

Tree Sparrow.

Male Stonechat.

St Nicholas, Holmpton.

Rook.

Some of the outbuildings of Holmpton Hall, one of them with a dovecote.

Given the rain and the mud, I opt by taking Patrington Road instead of a footpath. It is not too busy and there is plenty of interest. Meadow Pipits, Reed Buntings, a Mediterranean Gull and a sprinkle of Yellowhammers.

Meadow Pipit.

Mediterranean Gull.

Roe Deer.

Roe Deer.

Sparrowhawk.

Whalebone Corner. There is no information on this whale arch, sitting on a tight bend on the road by a public footpath.

Yellowhammer.

The Old Police Station at Patrington.

I have my lunch in Patrington at Cakey Bakey Yum Yum before catching my bus back home.