Spring Migrants

I usually have the last week in May off but unfortunately couldn't do it this year.Traditionally if the winds are right it can be one of the best weeks certainly of the Spring if not the year for rare and scarce migrants on the East Cast.
This year was no exception with the second half of this week being particularly good the highlight at Spurn being the white winged black tern,with plant of other good stuff as a supporting cast-I could only look on enviously as scarce bird after scarce bird came over the airwaves.
I did manage to get there yesterday and caught up with the red breasted flycatcher which showed quite well at times in the evening sunshine at Sammy's Point and then another at the canal bushes.
I thought there would be a clear out overnight so decided to wait on news before setting out this morning.
2 golden orioles reported at Sammy's Point was enough to get me on my way and after some reasonable flyby views and some very frustrating out of focus shots, I finally managed my first ever photos of a golden oriole.
The highlight at Spurn was a fly through pallid swift that unfortunately I missed but sealed another excellent week at the East Coast premier birding location.