Thousands of migrating birds arrive on East Yorkshire coast

Thousands of migratory birds are returning to the Yorkshire coast across the Humber and at Blacktoft Sands, the RSPB said.

The charity said over 100 reed warblers have already arrived and the first cuckoo appeared on 8 May.

The north east coast is part of one of the world’s eight ‘bird superhighways’ called the East Atlantic Flyway.

The global bird movement is being highlighted as part of World Migratory Bird Day.