Great White Egret landed in field by Chalky Point and Pale-bellied Brent on Humber north of Chalk Bank.
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Great White Egret landed in field by Chalky Point and Pale-bellied Brent on Humber north of Chalk Bank.
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2 Velvet Scoter south over Humber past Warren screen.
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Just a reminder we have our final planned work party on Saturday (9am meet at the Obs) and we’ve go a Quiz in the Crown on Friday night.
Beds available in the Obs on both nights currently
Scaup on Kilnsea Wetlands.
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Great Northern Diver flew south over Humber past The Warren.
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2 Black Brants on Kilnsea Wetlands this morning
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2 Black Brants today on Kilnsea wetlands along with 3 Barnacle Geese.
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Black Brant on Kilnsea Wetlands.
12 White-fronted Geese on Holderness Field, and 4 Snow Bunting on Beacon Ponds
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2 Velvet Scoter and a ‘blue’ Fulmar south at the seawatching hide this morning
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🚨 We’re recruiting at Spurn Bird Observatory
Head Little Tern Warden + 2 Assistant Warden roles available to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony.
Seasonal roles | NLW | Accommodation available
👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
We’re recruiting at Spurn Bird Observatory 🐦
Head Little Tern Warden + 2 Assistant roles available at Beacon Ponds this season.
Details here 👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
168 Russian White-fronted Geese flew south today while the adult Black Brant was in the area.
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🚨 Want to work with Little Terns?
We’re recruiting a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistants to protect the Beacon Ponds colony at Spurn.
👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
🚨 Help protect one of the UK’s most successful Little Tern colonies
We’re recruiting a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistants at Beacon Ponds, Spurn.
👉 Apply here: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
🚨 We’re recruiting!
We’re looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony at Spurn.
👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
🚨 We’re recruiting!
Spurn Bird Observatory is looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect one of the UK’s most successful Little Tern colonies at Beacon Ponds.
Seasonal roles | NLW | Accommodation available
👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
Thank you for helping secure the future of this important project.
If anyone would still like to support Little Tern conservation or the wider work of Spurn Bird Observatory, donations can be made via our website:
spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/support-us/d...
Alongside recently confirmed support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the money raised through this appeal means the Little Tern project will run at full capacity in 2026.
We are hugely grateful to everyone who donated, shared the page or sent messages of support.
Update on the Beacon Ponds Little Tern appeal
The GoFundMe appeal has now closed. We launched it to cover a specific funding gap for the 2026 breeding season, and thanks to the incredible generosity of so many people, that gap has now been filled.
16 Russian White-fronted Geese at Kilnsea wetlands with a Kingfisher nearby on beacon ponds
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£8,282 raised — thank you 💙
Next milestone: £9,000
Weekend goal: £10,000
Every share helps:
👉 gofund.me/31d302f20
We’re hoping to reach £10,000 this weekend to secure Little Tern wardening at Beacon Ponds in 2026.
Every share helps. Thank you.
🔗 gofund.me/31d302f20
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Big thanks to Eyebrook Wild Bird Feeds for sending a fabulous package of their Rutland mix, Tree Sparrow mix & sunflower hearts.
Friends of Spurn, keep an eye out in the next newsletter for a discount code with them!
We're closing in on our first £6,000 milestone for the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project.
It’s just the start, but hitting this today would be huge. Please share if you can.
Thank you for all your support so far!
If you can support the appeal, or help by sharing it more widely, we would be incredibly grateful.
You can donate here:
👉 gofund.me/31d302f20
Please help us give Little Terns at Beacon Ponds the protection they need in 2026.
The appeal has made a really encouraging start, with £2,890 raised so far, but there is still a long way to go to secure wardening for the season.
Every donation, and every share, genuinely makes a difference.
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That success did not happen by chance.
It depends on experienced, full-time wardens providing protection throughout the breeding season, reducing disturbance and responding quickly to threats.
Without wardens, the birds are left vulnerable.
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That success did not happen by chance.
It depends on experienced, full-time wardens providing protection throughout the breeding season, reducing disturbance and responding quickly to threats.
Without wardens, the birds are left vulnerable.
⬇️
Beacon Ponds is one of the UK’s real conservation success stories.
Once close to losing Little Terns altogether, sustained wardening has helped turn the site into one of the most successful in the country.
Last season:
• 105 pairs
• 107 chicks fledged
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