My title is the best way to describe Sammy's Point this morning - migrants arriving all the time! I was first greeted with Chiffchaff in song and then saw the first Whitethroat of the year. Next came the song of a Willow Warbler, a real pleasure to see in Spring. A Short-eared Owl passed through as I began counting the Wheatears in the first two horse paddocks. A total of eight which, through the morning rose to nearer eighteen. Really stunning birds in Spring. Working my way along the estuary, a large number of Curlews were flying down river and out to sea, throughout the morning. A Common Buzzard crossed the estuary going South and occasional Sand Martins passed overhead too. In the main area of bushes, Ring Ouzels had arrived - two males and a female. They were being harassed by local Blackbirds and were very mobile or hiding in bushes! A couple of Redstarts were also in the same location. Having had lunch, I went to the Canal area at Spurn to see a Black Redstart in canal hedge, and while there, took this smart Meadow Pipit. A little later, I returned to Sammy's and was lucky to see a male Hen Harrier coming South to Kilnsea. It didn't stay and u-turned before climbing away, at height. In the paddocks, it was the turn of Yellow Wagtails to provide yet more stunning colour. Before leaving, I heard of a Whinchat around the gas terminal and caught up with it almost straightaway. A really enjoyable visit on a sunny Spring day. Great to see the returning migrants.
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