Stop off here to start a great stay at Spurn
Easington is a great place to start your ‘Spurn experience’, with so many areas to cover. Many birders have moved here from other parts of Yorkshire and beyond, making the village very well covered on a daily basis.
WHERE TO WATCH
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The Spurn Peninsula is a mega for birding but don’t forget there are birds turning up all along this coast, and especially here at Easington. This lane is a good place to start checking the hedges and gardens.
2 checking the area for classics like Black Redstart and Ring Ouzel along with the odd rarity. Isabelline Wheatear was a great find in the fields but look out for geese and swans also grazing here. Waders like Golden Plover can drop in.
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The banking provides views over the lagoons and back onto the fields. In summer, an area is cordoned off for breeding Little Terns, but look out for Arctic, Common and Sandwich Terns as well. Terns bring in skuas, with Arctic Skua being a classic. Breeding waders include Ringed Plover and Oystercatcher but rarities can be found with Greater Sand Plover found by the tern warden. Check the wader roosts, but do not disturb. 4
Although Spurn has its own seawatching hide, locals also watch this area, with classics including Balearic and Sooty Shearwater, Grey Phalarope, with Little Auk and divers in winter.
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The gas terminal was made famous for the Siberian Accentor found there in October 2016, but having lights on all night draws migrants to this location, like Siberian Chiffchaff, Red-breasted Flycatcher and many more.
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