Flamborough Headland, situated on the North Sea coast of East Yorkshire, is renowned for having the largest mainland seabird colony in Britain and a reputation for the best seawatching on the British east coast. Not least, the area is a fantastic place to witness bird migration and see small birds such as thrushes, chats and warblers making landfall after crossing the North Sea. It also has an impeccable pedigree in attracting scarcities from continental Europe and many rarities from farther east.
Latest Sightings
- 4th December 2025
A fresh to strong south-easterly brought overcast skies and the temperature reached 9°C. Three Barnacle Geese on the Outer Head were new as the number of Pink-footed Geese increased to 70 and a Grey Wagtail was also seen. Six Snow Buntings were at Bempton Cliffs RSPB. In late news from… - 3rd December 2025
A sunless day and a moderate to fresh southerly limited the temperature to 5°C. Thirty-six Wigeon and 20 Red-throated Divers were the best logged at the Fog Station. The flock of c.50 Pink-footed Geese continued their stay in the Oceanview area while two further skeins passed unseen in the low… - 2nd December 2025A pleasant early winter day: cloudless skies, a moderate south-south-westerly and a maximum temperature of 10°C. A flock of swans containing seven Whoopers and a Mute that passed Bempton Cliffs flew past the Fog Station shortly afterwards. A Siskin and Snow Bunting were also noted there and a Lapland Bunting…
- 1st December 2025Heavy cloud and periods of rain throughout the day in a fresh south-westerly although slightly milder with the afternoon temperature reaching 11°C. Seawatching met with limited success with a single Manx Shearwater and six Common Scoter being the highlights. Other birds noted on the Outer Head included 51 Pink-footed Geese…
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The Ringing Diary
- Migweek 2025Every year FBO runs its Migweek event, offering daily guided walks, daily ringing demonstrations, talks and a migration station providing info, merchandise and chat. The event continues to grow in popularity with this year being the best ever with a big increase in visitor numbers. The team ran eleven ringing…
- September 2025This month saw the final preparations for Migweek, with the clearing of rides at South Landing being completed. Twenty seven sessions were run across the headland including three at RSPB Bempton. Towards the end of the month we welcomed Dr. Joe Wynn from Liverpool University who is researching where trans-siberian…
- August 2025What an amazing month for our ringing team! Thirty-one sessions were held at eight different sites which yielded a fabulous 1301 birds of which 1163 were newly ringed and 137 were re-traps, with two UK controls and one foreign control. Our team ran two public demonstrations on 16th & 17th…
- July 2025The calm weather of July gave our team more opportunities to hold ringing sessions this month, with 33 run at 7 sites, including Thornwick roost, CES at Thornwick, South Landing and our usual garden sites. A total of 596 birds were caught with 551 of these newly ringed plus 45…
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