migrants

At 2.45pm today, there were 150+ Brent geese on the beach/saltmarsh interface at Humberston Fitties. Also 100+ shelduck. Waders included three grey plover.

198 Brent on Saltfleet foreshore today (051118) 2 stonechat c 400 m south east of Rimac, 1 hooded crow feeding on dead seal c 400 m east of Donna Nook car park, 177 brent at Horseshoe point , ( lots of people no brent on Cleethorpe foreshore so a wasted trip there).

regards John

198 Brent on Saltfleet foreshore today (051118) 2 stonechat c 400 m south east of Rimac, 1 hooded crow feeding on dead seal c 400 m east of Donna Nook car park, 177 brent at Horseshoe point , ( lots of people no brent on Cleethorpe foreshore so a wasted trip there).

regards John

Brent geese do seem to be fewer so far this year, but I saw about 20 on the saltmarsh at Humberston yesterday afternoon.

A number of Snow Bunting and Shore Lark were reported out from Brickyard Lane yesterday per RBA, I looked today and saw circa 8 Snow Bunting and many Linnet.
I checked out Howdens Pullover last night but 4 gunmen were out on the saltmarsh, out from Merrikins Pullover and only saw circa 40 Brent Geese, I've only seen 1 Brent Goose at Saltfleet recently where this time last year there were 300.

011118
several thrushes around including, 2 ring ouzels, also small flocks of siskins up to 7 , scattered brambling and woodcock
red kite 1 hen harrier 1, marsh harrier 1, merlin 1, sparrowhawk 3, s e owl 2 barn owl 1 tawny owl 2
also great white egret 1, whooper swan 16 roosting, pink foot goose c 750 roosting,
021118
ring ouzel 1 , yellow browed warbler 1 , great white egret 1, brambling 3, water rail 3 .

regards John