Seven Spoonbills - Humberston

Jim Wright
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09 Aug 2020 14:06 #3062 by Jim Wright

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Based on the most recent Lincs Bird Report (2018), spoonbills counts in the county peak during August and September when they reach 50-plus. It would be interesting to know their breeding origins and to monitor their movements - they seem to get around a fair bit.

This morning, I didn't see any waders at the pools (which now have little water left in them) except for a few egrets.

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Adrian Simmons
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08 Aug 2020 06:32 #3060 by Adrian Simmons

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Yes , that was a special sighting , I wondered if they may be the 7 Joy saw at Alkborough on 28/07 .

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07 Aug 2020 15:08 #3057 by Jim Wright

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That would have been a bit special.

I was there at 8.30am,. There were two greenshank but not too much else.

Yesterday's breeding-plumage godwit seems to have moved on.

The outer pools are now getting so dry that the waders are moving further into the reserve and becoming harder to detect.

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07 Aug 2020 08:20 #3056 by Adrian Simmons

Seven Spoonbills - Humberston was created by Adrian Simmons

0700 this morning as I was cycling along the pools @ Humberston Yacht Club , when saw 7 spoonbills flying in from a south easterly direction and unfortunately continued in a westerly direction towards Humberston . It did initially look like they were going to settle but a search of local pools was fruitless . What a delight though .

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