After dipping the Donna Nook Black-faced Bunting for two consecutive days in autumn 2024, it was great to get another chance so soon at Spurn Point in October.
Arriving at dawn there were only two others walking across the sand bar in the dark. We were soon in the area where it was seen late the previous day, but it took about an hour before we saw a bird flick across the road a little further down the peninsula. With the help of a thermal imager, it was refound and confirmed as the bunting,
It showed really well feeding on grass seeds only a few metres away at the side of the old road, before moving north a little to its previous position.
Black-faced Bunting
A few other early birds on Spurn peninula
Thanks for looking!
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