| Cleethorpes
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Cleethorpes Coast LNR (TA 326 068)
A strip of buckthorn runs the full length flanked by saltmarsh, mudflat and an outer sandbank known as the roost ridge, this is quite spectacular on the bigger tides with thousands of Knot, Golden and Grey Plover, Bar tailed Godwit, Sanderling, Dunlin ect swelled by numbers from Spurn Bight and other feeding areas in the estuary. (On no account attempt to walk out to this ridge on spring tides unless you want a ride in the inshore lifeboat!.) With all this food available Peregrine has become allmost routine in winter with Merlin usually present. To the rear lies the boating lake, Phalaropes, Bewicks Swan and Merganser are among birds recorded here. The pumping station, (TA 322 072) surrounded by mature trees/bushes can be productive for passerines in favourable conditions spring/autumn, Yellow browed Warbler, Firecrest and Red breasted Flycatcher have been seen here. Behind the free car park at Buck Beck Outfall lies the area known as the old tip, again holding mature trees and bushes, Red backed and Great grey Shrikes have been recorded here. At the back runs Buck Beck, a pleasant walk in itself, ( Black bellied Dipper 1967). The site is best worked by parking at Buck Beck Outfall and walking north along the tarmac walk/cycleway to the Leisure Centre and returning via the beach between the buckthorn and greenmarsh. The sites most notable rarities include Lesser Yellowlegs and Gull billed Tern, anything can turn up here! Click
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