Like an early start but a mattress attached to my back held up proceedings.

Arrived and wandered around the triangle where plenty of Common Whitethroat and one lesser Whitethroat gave good views with the odd Sedge thrown in. On to the canal scrape where I was glad Mandy pulled me into as Common Sandpiper and a reasonable view of a Yellow Wagtail (flavissima) was enjoyed. A Hare at the back of the scrape was a nice bonus.

Most of the day good numbers of Swallow passed through with House Martin and Sand Martins in the mix. I love Red Rumped Swallow....calm down.....and as I stopped off to watch migration at the sea hide I was hopeful as Andy, a volunteer was playing a calling RRS sadly I stayed an hour or so but no joy. Swallows increased with many Greenfinch, Linnet and Meadow Pipit being seen. Out to sea and a few Little Terns were fishing matched by a few Sandwich Terns.

On the Humber side thousands of Grey Plover in fine dress were loitering with Brent Geese (no brant for me) Oystercatcher, Turnstones, Dunlin and Curlew.

Sadly the road to the point is now washed away and I am unsure of the possibility of it's reinstatement which is quite a loss on several counts mostly for those that live on the point to man the lifeboat station.

Could not match Dave Ouseys' Rock Trush so a Late Fieldfare had to suffice.

I don't normally get to Spurn in the Spring but it was quite nice to visit and listen to birdsong.

Spurn Point, England, East Riding of Yorkshire, GB-ENG
May 5, 2013 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Comments: Clear skies becoming cloudy with a cool wind.
52 species (+1 other taxa)

Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 45 PLENTY ALONG SHORELINE
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Common Shelduck 20
Mallard 7
Great Cormorant 3
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 1
Eurasian Coot 2
Northern Lapwing 1
Grey Plover 1000 Along shoreline. Record numbers recorded here over the weekend
Eurasian Oystercatcher 200
Common Sandpiper 1
Common Redshank 50
Whimbrel (European) 3
Eurasian Curlew 30
Ruddy Turnstone 100
Dunlin 100
Black-headed Gull 1
Herring Gull (European) 20
Little Tern 2
Sandwich Tern 2
Feral Pigeon 100
Common Wood-Pigeon 200 Migratory birds
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Common Kestrel 1
Eurasian Jay 1
Common Magpie 10
Carrion Crow 20
Skylark 40
Sand Martin 7
Barn Swallow 500
Common House-Martin 20
Great Tit 10
Blue Tit 5
Willow Warbler 2
Sedge Warbler 10
Common Whitethroat 20
Lesser Whitethroat 1
European Robin 2
Eurasian Blackbird 30
Fieldfare 1
Song Thrush 1
European Starling 100
Dunnock 10
Western Yellow Wagtail (Yellow) 3
Pied Wagtail 2
Meadow Pipit 100
Reed Bunting 10
Common Chaffinch 3
European Greenfinch 30
European Goldfinch 20
Common Linnet 100
House Sparrow 20