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We met a very pleasant couple at Flamborough who were kind enough to give us the location of a good population of Corn Buntings near the improbably-named village of Wet Wang! (You'll have gathered that the species has eluded us on this trip, and was very hard to pin down in past years too)
The site was more or less on our way home, and - to cut a long story short...
Another early rise found us at Flamborough South Landing by 07.30: what a beautiful place! Lots of auks and Kittiwakes flying by, as well as several Shags, seven of which perched on a large buoy. Star bird here was a juvenile drake Eider quite close in.
After slogging back up the steep hill, we moved the short distance to Dane's Dyke, walking down the equa...
A second terrific day in the East Riding. starting at Bempton with a beautiful Barn Owl before moving inland to the River Derwent. With plenty of perseverence and some local help we eventually found both Grey Wagtail and Dipper and enjoyed lunch by the river. A long drive onto the moors near Rosedale gave us the hoped-for views of Red Grouse, Wheatear and Curlew, before we he...
The Summer Wine Crew (minus Norman) headed North to Yorkshire for our annual tick hunt!
We arrived before midday, enjoying typically great views of the usual specialities: Tree Sparrow, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Fulmar and, of course, Gannet. Our 'bijou' digs in Hunmanby turned out to be super and a trip to the moors is planned for tomorrow..
Greatest Of All Time! Truly he is! Lewis had some good luck today - of course he did! But that's nothing to the bad luck he's had to accept since he joined Ferrari. But today we saw Lewis in his pomp: magnificent! And an all-Brit podium too!