11/11/16 Went to High Eske NR on Friday afternoon. Three Whooper Swans briefly with the Mute Swans and again a Pink-footed Goose with the feral Greylags.
Whooper Swans at High Eske NR
A Water Rail was squealing in the south-east corner and eventually showed well. 
Water Rail at High Eske NR
Got too cold after sunset so left early.
13/11/16 Nice on Sunday morning so headed to Cayton Bay with RL and ML. 
Interesting graffiti on a bunker at Cayton Bay.
Walking south along the beach had four Stonechats on the cliff face before reaching the rocks at the south end.
Male Stonechat at Cayton Bay.
Gave it until early afternoon but there was no sign of the Eastern Black Redstart. Met up with DV. He had already missed it on Wednesday and the bird had been tricky all week. Had a few Rock Pipits and Robin.
Went to Hornsea Mere for the rest of the afternoon. The Smew, Long-tailed Duck, three Scaup, White-fronted Goose and two Tundra Bean Geese had been seen earlier. Check the Merebirders blog for more recent sightings. RL again picked up the Smew close to the south shore and the three Scaup in the bay from Seaton Road Hide. Later on I picked up the Long-tailed Duck at very close range. We all got some decent pictures before the light got too bad.
Long-tailed Duck at Hornsea Mere
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