Unimog!

Spurn Point was breached yet again last winter, so until very recently the only way to get to the end was to walk the three and a half miles there and three and a half miles back, whilst trying not to be cut off by the tide.

However - the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has now bought a Unimog to make the trip to the point much easier and quicker (in theory!)

My bird group hired the Unimog and driver and took the trip today - the first bird group to do so apparently. In spite of looking so rugged it only just managed to get up the sandy inclines! I think they need a monster truck or something with caterpillar tracks!

It was good fun - we saw flocks and flocks of thrushes flying in (redwing, fieldfare, blackbirds as well as song thrushes). We also saw several goldcrest and a couple of lovely black redstarts - but in spite of all the great sightings, my best photo is this boring old starling in a brief burst of sunshine! (I'm not keen on starlings as they devour all the food I put out for the birds and have frightened off our garden great spotted woodpecker)