I had gained an appetite for waders yesterday at Tophill Low and with the tides right at Spurn, a visit to Kilnsea Wetlands was the destination today. There was a quite considerable gull flock on arrival, which I checked out first in case they departed for the fields. A good selection included 4 hefty Great Black-backs, Lesser Black-backs, Herring Gulls, Common Gulls and Black-headed Gulls. 14 Mediterranean Gulls were picked out in total, mostly adults into winter plumage. First image, among the Black-headeds. Second image with LBB Gull. An adult Yellow-legged Gull took longer to find, mainly because its legs were part submerged(!), but I found it nodding off, behind a LBB Gull. As yesterday, a nearby Greenshank was the most conspicuous wader, and a Ruff, among the Dunlins. A single Knot was showing a fine rusty plumage, as was the only Black-tailed Godwit on the wetland. Eleven Little Egrets were on the wetlands. Two Little Stints were on Holderness Fields and a Peregrine flew over on my return walk. Other raptors seen were two Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel. Curlew Sandpipers were on Beacon Ponds which I didn't see, in the huge Dunlin flock. Juvenile Yellow Wagtails frequented the Wetland edges. A visit to the Canal Scrape was made as, a Wood Sandpiper had been seen at 9-00am but did not show again. A Dunlin and two Common Snipe were in the cut down reeds, together with a smart Reed Warbler. On leaving the Canal car park, I almost drove past the Common Buzzard I'd seen earlier, perched by the Borrow Pit fence - Wow!
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