Welwick YWT
Bird Watching|February 2018

Waders, wildfowl and owls along the bird-rich Humber

John Miles
Welwick YWT

This Yorkshire Wildlife Trust site came to birders’ notice in the winter of 2016-17, when a first-winter Pallid Harrier roosted here and hunted along the Humber. The saltmarsh is the largest of its kind on the Humber, covering 112 acres.

The reserve is close to Spurn Point, so any number of birds can turn up here on migration or winter along the Humber. There are several breeding birds worth looking for in the area, with a good collection of warblers like Lesser Whitethroat and Whitethroat, Sedge and Reed Warblers, in spring and summer, waders like Redshank and Oystercatcher, and breeding owls like Barn Owl.

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