An afternoon visit to Alkborough Flats between thunderstorms revealed a few interesting birds. A total of sixteen Spotted Redshanks, all adopting winter plumages with the exception of one blackish, moulting adult showed well at times. Five Ruff were seen, again moulting adults and these two had a juvenile bird with them (right). Adult Ruff. Juvenile Ruff, buff in colour with dark patterned back. Avocets are still present in smaller numbers. A good flock of Shoveler duck being overflown by Black-tailed Godwits. A few Reed Warblers still about (above) and, a rather damp Cetti's Warbler dried off after the rain (below). Sand Martin and Swallow in the car park. The Spurn area today. It has been a fair while since I have seen a nice adult male Red-backed Shrike in the U.K. and a trip to Spurn today provided me with not one, but two shrikes. The first was at the Warren where I only had a quick glimpse of what looked like a female or juvenile plumaged bird. Unfortunately, I didn't see it again though I heard it showed later. The male appeared in the Triangle, showing well on the fence but keeping in the middle of the field most of the afternoon. At Sammy's Point, I found my first Spotted Flycatcher of the Autumn and later saw a Pied Flycatcher in Little Hedge. Spotted Flycatcher. Common Snipe - one of four in the Canal scrape, together with one Greenshank and a brief visit from a Green Sandpiper. Roe Deer in the canal car park.
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