* A second shot from Spurn Point this time looking inland. Spurn is well known as somewhere to see fantastic sunsets . However this evening it was not that spectacular but still rather enjoyable to see . This was taken looking across the Humber estuary towards the East Yorkshire “ mainland “ . There is not a lot of water in the shot just some very wet mudbanks .

If you are interested in the area there is a description of Spurn Point in the text of my previous post

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In flight Ruff seen at Beacon's Pond in the Spurn point area. (2216)

* Given that Spurn Point is relatively close to Hull I guess it's surprising I do not go there often. It is the oddest and wildest part of East Yorkshire with huge skies. However I find it too desolate to really enjoy, though some of my friends who are serious birders love it . This shot was taken on the narrowest parts of the spit. On the left hand side is the North Sea and on the right the waters of the Humber estuary . The little wooden cabin is a shelter in case a high tide cuts you off from the mainland which is not uncommon. You can see the lighthouse which is about four miles further along the spit.

Its a hard place to describe so I will borrow some text from the Yorkshire wildlife trust .

From the Yorkshire wildlife trust website

Spurn Point (or Spurn Head as it is also known) is a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is over 3 miles long, almost half the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 50 yards wide in places. The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and disused lighthouse. It forms part of the civil parish of Easington.

Spurn Head covers 280 acres above high water and 450 acres of foreshore. It has been owned since 1960 by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and is a designated National Nature Reserve, Heritage Coast and is part of the Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast Special Protection Area.

The peninsula is made up from sand and shingle as well as Boulder Clay eroded from the Holderness coastline washed down the coastline from Flamborough Head. Material is washed down the coast by longshore drift and accumulates to form the long, narrow embankment in the sheltered waters inside the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is maintained by plants, especially Marram grass . Waves carry material along the peninsula to the tip, continually extending it; as this action stretches the peninsula it also narrows it to the extent that the sea can cut across it in severe weather. When the sea cuts across it permanently, everything beyond the breach is swept away, only to eventually reform as a new spit pointing further south. This cycle of destruction and reconstruction occurs approximately every 250 years. The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2 metres per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.

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Yellow Hammer seen near to Spurn Point. (2025)

Two-barred Greenish Warbler seen recently (20/10) in the vicinity of the Yorks Wildlife visitor centre. It was busily feeding in the sycamore trees moving from tree to tree. It was quite mobile. (1989)

Two-barred Greenish Warbler seen in the vicinity of the Yorks Wildlife visitor centre. It was busily feeding in the sycamore trees moving from tree to tree. It was quite mobile and a lovely little bird. (1981)

Reed Bunting (2269)

Hawker on the move, seen at Spurn Point. (1194)

The lighthouse at Spurn Point

This is the lighthouse at Spurn Point, near Kilnsea, as seen from the beach.

Rough-legged Buzzard seen at Kilnsea Wetlands near Spurn Point. (1246)

Taken from the canal scrape hide Spurn point.

Taken on the final day of 2021, this image came about after a very long walk from the public car park to the end of the spit at Spurn Point. Until 2013, it was possible to drive along the track to the end of the spit, but the storm surge from that year washed away a substantial part of the road. Some might argue that this has helped to reduce disturbance to wildlife due to the reduced access to the spit.

Coming across this nest of swallows in a bird hide at Spurn Point took me right back to my youth. When growing up all of the outbuildings had open windows or doors that were left ajar. As a result there were swallow nest galore.

In this instance the parents were constantly back and forth feeding their brood of four hungry chicks. I did try for a photo that including all four chicks gaping at the same time but three was as good as I could get. It was also dark in the hide and because I was using a long lens it was tough to keep the ISO down whilst still managing to obtain a crisp image. Having no tripod with me Shirls right shoulder came in handy.

Spurn Point, Yorkshire, England

Having walked from Kilnsea whilst nearing the lighthouse we came across this young kestrel sitting on the corner of an old wall. For some reason it allowed me to approach it much more than is the norm with kestrals. Of course I did eventually get too close and off it flew.

Spurn Point

Don't do HDR very often now, but here's one anyway from Spurn

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Sunrise at Spurn Point with a rather conveniently placed lobster pot !!

The beautiful location of Spurn point at the mouth of the Humber estuary

Part of the Noctuidae family and luckily, a day time flyer.

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These Snipe were very wary of a Sparrowhawk close by. Common snipe seen in the Spurn Point area. (1224)

Wheatear seen in the Spurn Point Area. (1366)

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Temminck's Stint seen on the Canal Scrape at Spurn point area. (2209)

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Long exposure at Spurn Head and a bloody early start with my pal Andi Campbell-Jones.

Red-backed Shrike seen along the canal at Spurn. (2397)

Lovely day. Haven't been here for a long time and was amazed by the devastation caused by the tidal surges a couple of years ago.

Short-eared Owl, seen at Kilnsea wetlands, Spurn Point area.. (2785)

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Spurn is a truly unique place: a long stretch of sand extending three and a half miles into the Humber Estuary. Managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, a rich maritime and military history has given way over the last 50 years to what has now become a renowned and internationally important wildlife haven.

Admission to the nature reserve is free (donations welcome); there is an entry fee for the lighthouse and for Spurn Safaris.

Spurn is in the old East Riding of Yorkshire near Hull

From the archives

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A groyne is a rigid hydraulic structure built perpendicularly from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or a river bank, interrupting water flow and limiting the movement of sediment. It is usually made out of wood, concrete, or stone. In the ocean, groynes create beaches, prevent beach erosion caused by longshore drift where this is the dominant process and facilitate beach nourishment.

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