EAST YORKSHIRE

HIGHLIGHTS: The Pallid Harrier remained in the Welwick area. The Black Brant was still in the Spurn area. FLAMBOROUGH: There were two Glaucous Gulls and four Velvet Scoters (4th), two Long-tailed Ducks (10th), with four (24th), 12 Lapland Buntings (17th) and a Great Northern Diver (17th). HORNSEA MERE: There were two Long-tailed Ducks all month, a Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull (11th), two Black-necked Grebes (14th) and a Mediterranean Gull (16th). SPURN: There was a Glaucous Gull (1st), Black-throated Divers (2nd and 16th), three

Velvet Scoters (4th), with ten (19th), an Iceland Gull and two Great Northern Divers (5th), a Grey Phalarope (9th), a Great Northern Diver and Mediterranean Gull (17th), a Long-tailed Duck (24th), Red-necked Grebe (26th) and five Little Egrets. OTHER SITES: Nine Waxwings were at Sunk Island (4th), ten at Hornsea Mere (5th), four in North Ferriby (8th), ten over East Cowick (14th) and one at Brough (17th). A Glaucous Gull was off Bempton (2nd), with three there (12th). Others were in Hull (4th) and at Brandesburton (20th). Five Little Egrets and three Mediterranean Gulls frequented North Cave Wetlands, where there was a Smew (22nd). Barmston had 16 Snow Buntings (24th). A Great Northern Diver was off Cowden (17th). There were regular sightings of Glaucous, Iceland and Mediterranean Gulls at Tophill Low. An Iceland Gull visited Southfield Reservoir (28th). Ian Marshall (01482 627 446)