Today, being a junior leader, I helped at the local Wildlife explorer's group and then dad and I went to try and see the three Richard's Pipits at Flamborough head. We taught the local 'wex' group how to count and survey birds in preparation for the RSPB 'Big Garden Birdwatch'. We did the count at Sewerby Hall gardens, between Flamborough head and Bridlington, East Yorkshire. The survey went quite successfully (highlight being Woodcock):
(Count is the maximum at any one time, or if we can be sure that they are different birds).
Stock dove- 2
Blackbird- 10
Woodpigeon- 7
Magpie- 6
Great tit- 2
Dunnock- 2
Blue tit- 2
Kestrel- 1
Sparrowhawk- 1
Black-headed gull- 1
Robin-3
Chaffinch- 2
Coal tit- 4
Crow- 5
Herring gull- 3
Treecreeper- 1
Jackdaw- 1
Woodcock- 1
Great black-backed gull-2

After this dad and I went to Flamborough head (even though we were pressed for time because we had to pick up my mum and brother). We set off to the pipit's favoured field. A male Goosander flew north above us which was a good start. A birder in the distance waved us over to signal that the pipit's were there. They had disappeared by the time we got there. In the end we did not see the Richard's pipits but did get great views of Rock pipits and Meadow pipits.

Rock pipit

Robin

Treecreeper

Kestrel

Blue tit

Blue tit