Local Patch & Beyond 2023

23rd Oct:
Black Bank: 

Species seen seven, highlights Cormorant - 3 over, Pied Wag - 20, Linnet - 50 & Grey Partridge - 6.

Max

Undecided if to post anymore sightings from my Local Patch and Beyond as nothing I reported was mentioned on Latest Sightings, thought the pink feet would have got a mention,  also thought the Goosanders would have!!   

Will continue posting Undisclosed Area of North Lincs though!!!!!! 

Max  

PS: thanks Alan and Pete.

Change of scenery today, warm and sunny.

Bonby Carrs: 14. 45 - 15.45

Assorted Gulls - c600
Assorted Corvids - c200
Pink- feet Geese - 1800   (had 16 skeins over going south)
Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 1
LBB Gull - 3

Cadney Carrs:  16.15 - 18.00

Pink-feet Geese - 627  ( refuelling in fields)
Common Gull - 98
Moorhen - 1
Mute Swan - 6
Goosander - 11 
Buzzard - 5
Linnet - 7
Starling - c100
Jackdaw - c200
Wood Pigeon - 12
Shoveler - 2
Magpie - 4

Nice change and well worth the drive, very enjoyable!

Max
 

Pity the Snipe wasn't a duck LOL.

A 'lame' snipe! That must be a first for the forum. 

Nebraska Wetlands:  13.15 - 17.00  sunny, cloudy, breezy and at times warm.

Starling - 14
Goldfinch - 20
Swallow - 5
House Martin - 16
Collared Dove - 4
Rook - 6
Greylags - c200
White Goose or leucistic Greylag.
Hobby - 2
Grey Heron - 1 juv
Little Egret - 2
Mute Swan - 1 adult + 3 cygnet
Wood Pigeon - 20
Coot - 4
Gadwall - 2
Crow - 4
Kestrel - 2
Little Grebe - 2
Lapwing - 178
Tufted Duck - 13
Mallard - 77
Moorhen - 2
Linnet - 2
Black-headed Gull - c200
Common Gull - c100
LBB Gull - 1 adult + 1 juv
Common Snipe - 1 (it seemed to be lame)
Magpie - 2
Blackbird - 2

Cleatham: 13.00
Buzzard perched in tree.

A very enjoyable afternoon at one of my fave places, only saw the regular guy who walks there and had a five minute chat, then a couple also out for a stroll they asked had I seen anything then they spotted the birds lol, with that I said toodle loo.

John