Lincolnshire Latest Bird News
This page will be updated on a regular basis, to provide a convenient news service to scarce & rare birds found within Lincolnshire. This is a free service and LBC Members wishing to get more up to the minute information should check commercial news services. The Sightings page and @Lincsbirding Twitter feed are intended to alert birders to rare (RED) and scarcer (BLUE) species that they might be interested in seeing within the County. For a full details on Gib Point remember to check their up to date blog at http://gibraltarpointbirdobservatory.blogspot.com/ which gives far more details than shown here…
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30/06/2023
Frampton Marsh
5 Spoonbill, 6+ Black-winged Stilt
Huttoft Pit
Wood Sandpiper
9/06/2023
Alkborough Flats
Little Swift
Donna Nook
Cuckoo, 16 Sandwich Tern
Frampton Marsh
Spotted Redshank, 5 Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
10 Spoonbill
Manby Wetlands
80 Black-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper
Trent Port
Little Egret, Jay, 2 Common Sandpiper
28/06/2023
Frampton Marsh
Corn Bunting, 6 Barnacle Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Water Rail, Black-winged Stilt 3 adults seen but up to 11 in total)
27/06/2024
Holywell
Osprey
Manby Wetlands
Greenshank, Osprey, 13 Green Sandpiper
26/06/2023
Frampton Marsh
2 Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill, 10+ Black-winged Stilt (c7 chicks)
Trent Port
5 Buzzard, Little Egret, Red Kite, 10 Lapwing, 28 House Martin, Raven, 2 Sparrowhawk, Treecreeper, 3 Green Woodpecker
Whisby
Wood Sandpiper
25/06/2023
Bottesford
Red Kite
Gibraltar Point
Montagu's Harrier, 4 Spotted Redshank, Spoonbill
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiper
Wolla Bank
Long-tailed Duck
24/06/2023
Anderby Creek
Marsh Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Spotted Redshank
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sanndpiper
Hill Holt Wood
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher at Hill Holt Wood - Image © Oliver Woodman
Welton le Wold
Red Kite
23/06/2023
Frampton Marsh
6 Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltat Point
Wood Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiper
Messingham
3 Chiffchaff, Cuckoo, Hobby, Lapwing, 12 Sand Martin, Oystercatcher, 10 Shelduck (6 young), Common Tern 4 (2 young), Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler
22/06/2023
Freiston Shore
Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, 3 Spotted Redshank, Spoonbill
Manby Wetlands
38 Avocet, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Redshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Snipe
Frampton Marsh
Cattle Egret, Corn Bunting, Cuckoo, 2 Common Tern, Mediterranean Gull, 2 Spoonbill, 6 Black=winged Stilt (second brood) At least two Adults friom 1st brood - unclear how many chicks though
21/06/2023
Alkborough Flats
3 Avocet, c15 Little Egret, c 8 Marsh Harrier, 2 Spoonbill, 3 Beardetn Tit
Frampton Marsh
3 Spotted Redshank, Spoonbill, 4 Black-winged Stilt (this is a second pair that had young hatch today), Beardet Tit
Walesby
Turtle Dove
20/06/2023
Gibtaltar Point
6 Spoonbill
Huttoft Pit
White-winged Black Tern
Sutton on Sea
4 Common Criossbill, Eider, 9 Gannet, 17 Common Scoter, 8 Arctic Tern, 6 Sandwich Tern
19/06/2023
Frampton Marsh
4 Black-winged Stilt (two adult & two chicks)
Gibraltar Point
5 Spoonbill
Laughton Forest
4 Grey Heron, 3 Nightjar, Woodcock
Mablethorpe
Honey Buzzard
Messingham
3 Buzzard, 49 Lapwing, 70+ Sand MartinRed-crested Pochard, Water Rail, 2 Redshank, 2 Common Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker,
18/06?2023
Alkborough Flats
Marsh Warbler
Gibraltar Point
8 Spoonbill
17/06/2023
Apex Pits
Cuckoo
Digby
Little Owl
Frampton Marsh
c 250 Avocet, c 800 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Marsh Harrier, 20 Oystercatcher 5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Linged Plover, Water Rail, 3 Spoonbill, 2 Black-winged Stilt (chicks not visible)
Black & White with a hint of red , Mediterranean Gull, Avocet and Black-headed Gull at Frampton Marsh - Image © Chris Grimshaw
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiiper
16/06/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Kittiwake
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull, Spotted Redshank, 6 Black-winged Stilt
Freiston Shore
Spoonbill
15/06/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Spotted Redshank
Churchill Lane
Marsh Warbler
Gibraltar Point
Spoonbill
Market Deeping
3 Night Heron over and towards Langtoft Pits
14/06/2023
Anderby Marsh
Curlew Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Spotted Redshank, 6 Black-winged Stilt (inluding 4 young)
Grimsby
2 Night Heron (possible over Laceby Road)
Langtoft Pits
Purple Heron
Red Hill NR
2 Common Quail
Scopwick
Common Quail
13/06/2023
Ancaster
Black-crowned Night Heron
Anderby Marsh
Curlew Sandpiper
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Osprey
Frampton Marsh
3 Barnacle Goose, Greenshank, 9 Mediterranean Gull, Red Kite, Osprey, 4 Spoonbill, Arctic Tern
Langtoft
Honey Buzzard
Messingham SQ
Hobby, 4 House Martin, Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler
Nebraska Wetlands
3 Reed Bunting, 3 Buzzard, 2 Little Grebe2 Skylark, 6 Shoveler, 4 Swift, Song Thrush
12/06/2023
Ancaster
Black-crowned Night Heron
Frampton Marsh
Osprey, Little-ringed Plover6 Black-winged Stilt
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiper
11/06/20323
Frampton Marsh
6 Black-winged Stilt, Spoonbill
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiper
Wellingore Churchyard
Spotted Flycatcher
Whisby
Garganey
10/06/2023
Frampton Maesh
Cuckoo, 2 Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, Spoonbill, 6 Black-winged Stilt, Whooper Swan, Black Tern
Gibraltar Point
Montagu's Harrier, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill
Messingham SQ
Lapwing, 10 Pochard, Redshank, Little Stint, 2 Common Tern, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler
Red Hill
Common Quail
RAF Woodhall
Black Tern
09/06/2023
Anderby Marsh
Spoonbill, 2 Little Stint
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Caspian Tern
Denton Reservoir
Osprey
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill, 6 Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Short=eared Owl, Spoonbill
Red Hill NR - Stenigot
2 Common Quail
Willow Tree Fen
Common Crane
08/05/2023
Anderby Marsh
Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Night Heron, Short-eared Owl
Manby Wetlands
Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs at Manby Wetlands - Image © Mark Johnson
Willow Tree Fen
3 Common Crane
07/06/2023
Anderby Marsh
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Avocet
Boultham Mere
c88 Gadwall
Canwick
Red Backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike at Canwick Sewage Works on 5th, 6th and 7th - Image © Tony Todd
Covenham Reservoir
2 Buzzard, 15 Great-crested Grebe, Green Sanpiper, 40 Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Deeping Lakes
Whimbrel
Denton Reservoir
90 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
6 Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Red-backed Shrike, Spoonbill
Grainthorpe Haven
3 Buzzard, 20 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 30 Swallow, 4 Swift
Swanholme Lakes
2 Song Thrush, Garden Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker
06/06/2023
Anderby Marsh
Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill, 6 Black-winged Stilt (4 chicks), 2 Black Tern
A proud parent with two of its offspring, first breeding Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire - Image © Andy Sims
Gibraltar Point
Spoonbill
05/06/2023
Frampton Marsh
Pair of Black-winged Stilt (with four newly fledged young)
Grainthorpe Haven
Red-backed Shrike
Thorganby
Serin (in private garden)
Willow Tree Fen
Rough-legged Buzzard (possible)
RAF Woodhall
Garganey
04/06/2023
Anderby Marsh
Spoonbill, Curlew Sandpiper
Bain Valley
43 Sand Martin (trapped & ringed
Covenham Reservoir
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Cress Marsh
Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Lapwing, 2 Sand Martin, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Wood Sandpiper, Jack Snipe
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Thorganby
Serin (private garden)
03/06/2023
Anderby Marsh
6 Avocet, Cuckoo, 10 Dunlin, 4 Little Egret, Greenshank, 12 Lapwing, Grey Plover 75 Ringed Plover, 14 Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Little Stint, 4 Cetti's Warbler
Bourne
Montagu's Harrier
Chapel Six Marshes
2 Oystercatcher, 1 Marsh Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Garganey, Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Marsh Warbler
Lincs Wolds
4 Quail
Messingham
2 Avocet, 3 Buzzard, Hobby, 10 Sand Martin, 6 Pochard, Redshank, 6 Shelduck, 2 Swallow, 6 Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler
Thorganby
Serin (private garden)
02/06/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Black Tern
Chapel Six Marshes
2 Marsh Warbler
Deeping Lakes
Garganey
Gibraltar Point
2 Short-eared Owl, Common Rosefinch
01/06/2023
Anderby Marsh
Little Stint
Baston Fen
Cattle Egret
Chapel Six Marshes
Marsh Warbler
Covenham Reservoir
3 Black Tern
Deeping High Bank
Harrier sp
East of Lincoln
3 Curlew, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Kestrel, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Glossy Inis, Short-eared Owl
Nocton Fen
3 Buzzard
RAF Woodhall Spa
5 Black Tern
Wolla Bank
Marsh Warbler
31/05/2021
Anderby Creek
3 Little Stint
Baston & Langtoft Pits
9 Black Tern, 7 Ringed Plover
Chapel Six Marshes
Marsh Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Black Tern
Freiston Shore
Red-necked Phalarope, Black Tern
Black Tern at Freiston Shore - Image © Paul Sullivan
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
30/05/2023
Anderby Marsh
2 Spoonbill, Little Stint
Frampton Marsh
150 Avocet, 30 Dunlin, 4 Barnacle Goose, 150 Greylag Goose, Little-ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 100+ Swift, Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Kirkby on Bain
30 Gadwall, Shelduck (with young), Swift
Trent Port
Bullfinch, Cuckoo, Sparrowhawk, Cetti's Warbler, Green Woodpecker
RAF Woodhall
Cuckoo, 10 Little Egret, 4 Lapwing 12 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin, 100 Swift, Black Tern
29/05/2023
Alkborough Flats
Cuckoo, Glossy Ibis
Covenham
14 Great Crested Grebe, 2 House Martin, 3 Raven, 4 Common Sandpiper, 50 Swift, 2 Common Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Cress Marsh
Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret, 6 Lapwing, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler
Gibraltar Point
Turtle Dove, Short-eared Owl
Halton Marsh
Garganey
Kirkby on Bain
Garganey
Kirkby on Bain
7 Avocet, 30 Gadwall, Shelduck, Swift
RAF Woodhall
Garganey
28/05/2023
Alkborough Flats
Cuckoo, 9 Glossy Ibis
Cress Marsh
Buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 6 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little-ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
9 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Marsh Harrier
Gibraltar Point
Turtle Dove
Kirkby on Bain
Garganey
RAF Woodhall Spa
Garganey
27/05/2023
Alkborough
Bittern, Cuckoo, Greenshank, 4 Glossy Ibis, 2 Spoonbill
Frampton Marsh
Cattle Egret, Cuckoo, Peregrine Falcon, Greenshank, 9 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Pintail, Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper. Wood Sandpiper, Temminck's Stint, Whooper Swan, Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
Garganey, 6 Glossy Ibis (over), 2 Temminck's Stint
Toft Newton
Sanderling
Willingham
Hobby
26/05/2023
Alkborough
11 Glossy Ibis
Frampton Marsh
Red Kite, Common Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
2 Spoonbill
Novartis Ings
Caspian Gull
Toft Newton
Temminck's Stint
Trent Port
Little Egret, 25 House Martin, Grey Partridge, Red-legged Partidge, 2 Shelduck, Treecreeper, Green Woodpecker
25/05/2023
Alkborough Flats
11 Glossy Ibis, Green-winged Teal
Baston & Langtoft Pits
2 Black-winged Stilt
Frampton Marsh
Cuckoo, Spoonbill, Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Seaview Farm
Bee-eater
Toft Newton
Temminck's Stint
24/05/2023
Anderby Marsh
Wood Sandpiper
Cleethorpes
Hooded Crow
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull
Gibraltar Point
Bee-eater, Short-eared Owl
Novartis Ings
Little Stint, Temminck's Stint
23/05/2023
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Rimac
Red-backed Shrike
22/05/2023
Anderby Marsh
2 Wood Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Job's Lane
2 Red-crested Pochard (male)
Lincoln
2 Nightjar
Swanpool cow-fields
Greenshank, 2 Egyptain Goose
21/05/2023
Anderby Marsh
Wood Sandpiper
Cress Marsh
8 Avocet, 5 Little Egret, 105 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Frampton Marsh
Little Stint, 2 Water Pipit, Spoonbill
Seaview Farm
Garganey
Spalding
Bee-eater (over, south)
20/05/2023
Deeping Lakes
Spoonbill
Frampton Marsh
Bittern, Cuckoo, Cattle Egret, Barn Owl, Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
Avocet, 13 Bee-eater, Cuckoo, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Gull, Short-eared Owl
One of the thirteen Bee-eaters that over-nighted at Gibraltar Point - Image © Paul Neale
Trent Port
2 Cuckoo, 2 Common Tern
Withcall
Common Quail
19/05/2023
Frampton Marsh
3 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
13 Bee-eater
Lincoln
3 Nightjar
Rimac
Garganey
18/05/2023
Alkborough Flats
Green-winged Teal
Dunsby Fen
Common Quail
Frampton Marsh
Cattle Egret, Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Spoonbill
Seaview Farm
Gaganey
17/05/2023
Frampton Marsh
American Golden Plover, 2 Spotted Redshank
American Golden Plover on the wet-grassland at Frampton Marsh - Image © John Badley
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Temminck's Stint
Seaview Farm
Night Heron (seen to fly off towards Rimac), Lesser Scaup
The two Night Herons flying from Seaview Farm towards Rimac - Image © Owen Beaumont
Tetney Lock
3 Dotterel
16/05/2023
Alkborough Flats
Osprey
Frampton Marsh
Little Stint
Freiston Shore
5 Avocet, Little-ringed Plover
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Temminck's Stint
Lincoln
Turtle Dove
Turtle Dove in the Lincoln area - Image © Andrew Vaughan
Manby Wetlands
4 Oystercatcher, Garganey
Seaview Farm
Lesser Scaup
The Lesser Scaup at Seaview Farm _image © Roy Harvey
15/05/2023
Far Ings
1-4 Bittern, Cuckoo, Marsh Harrier, 6 House Martin, 2 Common Tern, 100 Swift, 8 Cetti's Warbler
Frampton Marsh
2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill, Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Turtle Dove, Hen Harrier, Short-earted Owl, Red-backed Shrike, Temminck's Stint, Woodlark
Saltfleetby St Peter
Spoonbill
Seaview Farm
2 Black-crowned Night Heron, Hobby
14/05/2023
Freiston Shore
Cattle Egret, 2 Garganey, Blue-winged Teal, Whimbrel
Another photograph of the Blue-wiged Tealm at Freiston Shore - Image © Dave Roberts
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Red-backed Shrike (trapped & ringed again)
Messingham
Osprey
13/05/2023
Crook Bank
Ring Ouzel
Frampton Marsh
Garganey, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Little Stint
Freiston Shore
2 Garganey, Blue-winged Teal, Turnstone
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared OwlRed-backed Shrike (trapped and ringed)
Willow Tree Fen
Wood Sandpiper
Worlaby
Hen Harrier (male)
12/05/2023
Frampton
Little Stint
Freiston Shore
2 Garganey, Temminck's Stint, Blue-winged Teal
Novartis Ings
Caspian Gull
Withern
Garganey
11/05/2023
Boultham Mere
Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel
Denton Reservoir
Mandarin Duck, Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby, 2 Common Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Black-winged Stilt
Freiston Shore
Cuckoo, 2 Garganey, Blue-winged Teal, Common Tern, Turnstone
Perseverance pays off for Roy & Linda as the Blue-winged Teal returns to the Reservoir at Freiston - Image © Roy Harvey
Blue-winged Teal and Garganey together this morning - Image © Paul Sullivan
Gibraltar Point
Pied Flycatcher, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill
Novartis Ings
Osprey
10/05/2023
Black Bank
Cuckoo, Skylark
Carr Dyke
Grey Heron, Kestrel, 2 Tree Sparrow, 2 Swallow, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Frampton Marsh
2 Cuckoo, Garganey, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, 3 Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
Cuckoo, Greenshank, Short-eared Owl
Lincoln area
Turtle Dove
Swanholme Lakes
Grey Heron, Jay
RAF Woodhall Spa
Cuckoo
09/05/2023
Far Ings
5 Bittern
Frampton Marsh
c 250 Avocet, Buzzard, c150 Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite. Barn Owl, 2 Pintail, Little-ringed Plover, c300 Ringed Plover, 3 Blacl-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear, Whimbrel
Saltfleetby St Clement
Hen Harried and not Pallid Harrier as reported previously
Trent Port
Osprey
08/05/2023
Anderby Creek
182 Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper
Cress Marsh
13 Avocet, 2 Little Egret, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear
Frampton Marsh
Garganey, Little Gull, Wood Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Red-rimped Swallaw
Rimac
Cuckoo, Merlin, Wheatear, 7 Whimbrel
Seacroft
Bluethroat
07/05/2023
Alkborough
Bearded Tit, Bittern, Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 3 Water Rail, Barn Swallow, 2 Wood Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Whimbrel
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Arctic Tern, Roseate Tern
Frampton Marsh
Garganey, Mediterranean Gull, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler, Wood Sandpiper, Spoonbill, 2 Black-winged Stilt, Blue-winged Teal, Yellow Wagtail, Whimbrel
Once only a Mediterranean scene, Little Egret and Black-winged Stilt - Image © Sharon Wilson
Sedge Warbler at Frampton Marsh - Image © Sharon Wilson
Gibraltar Point
Montagu's Harrier, Short-eared Owl
Trent Port
Bullfinch, Cuckoo, 2 Swift, Raven, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Warbler
RAF Wainfleet
Montagu's Harrier
06/05/2023
Anderby Creek
Short-eared Owl
Cleethorpes
10 Dunlin, 30 Grey Plover, 2 Spoonbill (over)
Far Ings
Bittern
Frampton Marsh
Cattle Egret, Garganey, Little Owl, Little Stint, Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper, Spoonbill, 2 Black-winged Stilt, Blue-winged Teal, Wheatear, Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
Fieldfare, 2 Greenshank, Montagu's Harrier, Merlin, Wheatear, 35 Whimbrel
Rimac
2 Avocet, 2 Marsh Harrier, Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 24 Whitethroat
Saltfleet Haven
Subalpine Warbler
05/05/2023
Anderby Creek
Garganey, 141+ Ruff, Wood Sandpiper
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Black Tern
Cleethorpes CP
Grasshopper Warbler
Donna Nook
Pallid/Montagu's Harrier (north)
Frampton Marsh
3 Black-winged Stilt, Wood Sandpiper
04/05/2023
Alkborough
85 Ruff
Anderby Creek
141 Ruff
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Black Tern
Baston Fen
Spoonbill
Boultham Mere
2 Hobby
Far Ings
4 Hobby
Frampton Marsh
120 Dunlin, 12 Mediterranean Gull, Spotted Redshank, 158 Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Pied Flycatcher
Scartho
Yellowhammer
Willow Tree Fen
26 Ruff, Wood Sandpiper
03/05/2023
Frampton Marsh
4 Barnacle Goose, Bittern, 2 Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Blue-winged Teal (was seen to fly off but is now back), Spotted Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 Garden Warbler, 4 Whimbrel
Kirkby on Bain
2 Black-winged Stilt
Fillingham
Marsh Harrier 2 Reed Warbler
Gibraltar Point
32 Avocet, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Dotterel, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, Barnacle Goose, 4 Greenshank, Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Wheatear, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whimbrel
Hartsholme Park
4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Grey Heron, Kingfisher,
Messingham
2 Hobby, 20 Sand Martin, 2 Grey Partridge, 6 Pochard, 5 Common Tern, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler
Swanpool
Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat
02/05/2023
Alkborough
Hoopoe (over)
Anderby Creek
Glossy Ibis
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Garganey
Fillingham
Hobby
Frampton Marsh
Cuckoo,16 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Barnacle Goose, Barn Owl, Spotted Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Temminck'd Stint3 Black-winged Stilt, Blue Winged Teal, Lesser Whitethroat
Scartho
4 Skylark, 3 Whitethroat
A beatiful Hobby over Fikkingham - Image © Colin Scott
Tetney Marsh
2 Spoonbill
01/05/2023
Frampton Marsh
2 Barnacle Goose, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Black-Winged Stilt, Wood Sandpiper
A Black-Winged Stilt early at Frampton Marsh, but eventually there were three - Image © Paul Sullivan
Huttoft Marsh
Night Heron
Scunthorpe
Great Crested Grebe
30/04/2023
Ancaster
Corn Bunting, Buzzard, Lapwing, Linnet, Skylark, Wheatear, Common Whitethroat
Cress Marsh
16 Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Buzzard, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Curlew, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Wheatear
Fillingham
Hobby
Frampton Marsh
Common Crane, Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Pig Lane
Yellow Wagtail
Trent Port
Goosander, Sand Martin, Raven, 2 Shelduck
Tunman Wood
2 Buzzard, 6 Chiffchaff,6 Garden Warbler, 16 Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat
29/04/2023
Boultham Mere
Cuckoo, Shelduck 2 Common Tern, Reed Warbler,
Donna Nook
Lesser Whitethroat
Fillingham
Swift, 2 Wheatear
Frampton Marsh
2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
3 Cuckoo, Short-eared Owl, Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbill
Kirkby Pits
Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite, 45 Common Tern
Nettleton
Hoopoe
RAF Woodhall Spa
2 Cuckoo, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, Osprey, 2 Swift, 6 Common Tern
28/04/2023
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill, Temmincks Stint
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Gooseman's Field
Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler
Millennium Green
2 Swift
Rimac/Brickyard Lane
Lesser Whitethroat
East Halton Skitter
Spoonbill
Winter's Pond
Cattle Egret
27/04/2023
Black Bank (Messingham)
Blackcap, 3 Buzzard, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Linnet, 2 Barn Swallow, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Boultham Mere
Common Tern, Cuckoo and a vandalised hide
Deeping Lakes
Garganey, Little Gull, 2 Turnstone
Elm House Farm
Whinchat
Despite the barbed wire a very attractive photo of a Whinchat at Elm House Farm - Image © Owen Beaumont
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Gibraltar Point
Great Northern Diver, Spoonbill
Paradise
Spotted Redshank
Swanpool
Cuckoo, Great Spotted Woodpecker
26/04/2023
Chowder Ness
Wheatear
Covenham Reservoir
Garganey
Deeping Lakes
Garganey
Freiston Shore
7 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 300+ Brent Goose 4 Pintail, 12 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Wheatear, Common Whitethroat
Gibraltar Point
Ring Ouzel
Manby Wetlands
30 Avocet, Little Ringed Plover
Marton
Common Crane
RAF Woodhall Spa
2 Buzzard, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Pochard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern,
Willow Tree Fen
Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl
25/04/20234
South Cockerington
Hoopoe (in private garden but flew off)
A Hoopoe in a lucky householders garden -unfotunately it didnt stay long - Image © Eileen (?)
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Temminck's Stint, Turtle Dove
Rimac
Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Common Whitethroat
Willow Tree Fen
Garganey, Spoonbill
24/04/2023
Bourne
Common Redstart
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, 60 House Martin, 150 Sand Martin, 400, Barn Swallow, 4 Arctic Tern, 35 Yellow Wagtail
Denton Reservoir
Osprey, Common Redstart, Swift, Wheatear
Whisby
Cuckoo, Garden Warbler
23/04/2023
Alkborough Flats
3 Black Tern
Anderby Creek
Firecrest, Ring Ouzel, Tree Pipit, Lesser Whitethroat, Spoonbill
Anderby Marsh
3 Cuckoo
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Short-eared Owl
Black Bank (Messingham)
Cuckoo, Oystercatcher, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Jay, 4 House Martin, 2 Barn Swallow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper
Deeping Lakes
Little Gull, Arctic Tern, Turnstone
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull
Saltfleet Dunes
6 Blackcap, 3 Barn Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat
22/04/2023
Anderby Creek/Chapel Six Marshes
Brambling, 3 Cuckoo, 21 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Marsh Harrier, Tree Pipit, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill, Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, 29 Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat
Baston Fen
Spotted Redshank
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Garden Warbler
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, Dunlin, 68 Mediterranean Gull, Ringed Plover, 5 Little Gull, Ruff
West Deeping
Bar-tailed Godwit
Frampton Marsh
2 Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 5 Spoonbill
Winter's Pool
11 Little Gull
Toft Newton Reservoir
Little Gull
Witham Mouth
Eider, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Willow Warbler, 20 Whimbrel
21/04/2023
Baston Fen
Spotted Redshank
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Red Knot, Spotted Redshank, Common Swift
Cleethorpes
40 Brent Goose
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, Greenshank, 2 Little Gull, House Martin, Sand Martin, Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper, 100 Swallow, 11 Yellow Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
Cuckoo, 7 Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Little Gull, 32 Mediterranean Gull, 140 Ruff, Spoonbill, Sandwich Tern, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler,
Freiston Shore
Dotterel
Huttoft Pit
Firecrest
Mablethorpe
Hawfinch
20/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
2 Bar-taiked Godwit, Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank
Frampton Marsh
57 Mediterranean Gull
Freiston Shore
10 Mediterranean Gull
One of ten Mediterranean Gulls at Freiston Shore - Image © Paul Sullivan
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Black Redstart
Huttoft
Firecrest
Swinn Wood
2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Fieldfare, Nuthatch, Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Tealby Thorpe
Blackcap. Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 15 Fieldfasre, 3 Barn Swallow
Tetney Lock
Blackcap, 2 House Martin, 8 Barn Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat
RAF Wainfleet
Dotterel, 250 Golden Plover
RAF Woodhall
Black-necked Grebe, 2 Common Scoter
Yaddlethorpw
Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker
19/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Gull, Spotted Redshank, Arctic Tern
Brumby Common
Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 200 Feral Pigeon, 2 Skylark
Frampton Marsh
Alpine Swift (over & north), 5 Spoonbill
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Black Redstart
Huttoft Pits
Firecrest
Novartis Ings
Caspian Giull
Stickney
2 Bar-tailed Godwit
Tetney Lock
Greenshank, 2 Barn Swallow, Yellow Wagtail
RAF Woodhall
Black-necked Grebe, Little Gull
Yaddlethorpe
Common Tern
18/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
6 Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank
Deeping Lakes
Bar-tailed Godwit
Nocton
7 Bar-tailed Godwit
Rimac
Garganey, Wheatear, 3 Whimbrel, Marsh Harrier
17/04/2023
Alkborough Flats
Short-eared Owl
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Spotted Redshank
Boultham Mere
3 Great White Egret
Donna Nook
20 Avocet, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, Red Kite, Barn Swallow, 12 Twite
Frampton Marsh
2 Garganey
Gibraltar Point
Hen Harrier, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Wheatear
Grainthorpe Haven
3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 20 Redshank, Skylark, 3 Barn Swallow, Yellowhammer
Langrick
White Stork
Messingham
4 Buzzard, 32 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Pochard, 6 Shelduck 2 Arctic Tern, 6 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Woodcock
North Somercotes
Linnet, Tawny Owl, 2 Barn Swallow
RAF Woodhall
Black-necked Grebe
16/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Spotted Redshank
Cress Marsh
9 Avocet, Buzzard, 17 Curlew,19 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 22 Shelduck, 2 Skylark, Cetti's Warbler
Frampton Marsh
4 Barnacle Goose, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 4 Spoonbill, 2 Whooper Swan, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3 Wheatear
Mablethorpe
Woodlark (over)
Tetney Lock
Corn Bunting, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Whimbrel
Trent Port
Blackcap, Oystercatcher, Red-legged Partridge, Raven, Redshank, Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe
15/04/2023
Baston Fen
Spotted Redshank
North Cotes
Cattle Egret
Doddington Park
6 Lesser Redpoll
East Halton Skitter
Lesser Redpoll, Common Scoter, 4 Whimbrel, Common Whitethroat
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Peregrine Falcon, Garganey, 4 Barnacle Goose, Greenshank, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Pintail, 4 Spoonbill, Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler
Gibraltar Point
Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Dwl
Lea Marsh
Buzzard, 3 Curlew, 10 Sand Martin, 12 Skylark, 20 Mute Swan, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Yellowhammer
Swanpool
Wheatear
Thimbleby
Ring Ouzel
Water's Edge
Long-Tailed Duck
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe
14/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Spoonbill
Cleethorpes
Peregrine Falcon, 2 Sand Martin, Alpine Swift
A splendid capture of the showy Alpine Swift close to Chapman's Pool = Image © Nick Coulbeck
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Kirkby Gravel Pits
6 Avocet
Scopwick
Common Redstart
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe
Trent Port
14 Gadwall, Tawny Owl, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 6 Teal and a Harbour Porpoise
13/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Water Pipit
Cleethorpes
Alpine Swift
Deeping Lakes
Arctic Tern
Fillingham
c30 Brambling
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill
Hartsholme Park
8 Cormorant, Goosander, Song Thrush
Owlet Plantation
Osprey
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull, White Wagtail
Saltfleetby
Garganey
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe
Swanholme Lakes
Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk
12/04/2023
Cleethorpes
Alpine Swift
Alpine Swift showed exceptionally well over Chapman's Pool, Cleethorpes - Image © Andy Sims
Far Ings
Bittern
Frampton Marsh
Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover, Arctic Tern, Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
Firecrest, Black Redstart, Spoonbill, Little Tern
Mablethorpe area
Cuckoo, House Martin, Sand Martin, 2 Jack Snipe, Barn Swallow, 10 Twite
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe
Cuckoo, 30 Wheaear
Sandilands
Short-eared Owl
Seaview
Garganey
Shsrman's Wath
Great White Egret, Oystercatcher
Tetney
Corn Bunting, c50 Curlew, 200 Golden Plover, Wheatear
11/04/2023
Fillingham
1( Brambling
Frampton Marsh
Garganey, 2 Barnacle Goose, 4 Mediterranean Gull, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 5 Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Wheatear, Common Whitethroat
Gibraltar Point
Black Redstart
Hutoft Marsh
3 Barn Swallow
Novartis Ings
Common Whitethroat
Sutton on Sea
Cuckoo, 3 Sand Martin, Tree Sparrow, 3 Swallow
Thoresby Bridge
Great White Egret
Tuetoes
Buzzard, 2 Little Owl
10/04/2023
Boultham Mere
c15 Sand Martin, 6 Barn Swallow
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Fillingham
11 Brambling
Frampton Marsh
Long-tailed Duck
Gibraltar Point
Black Redstart
Sandilands
Red Kite
09/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Cuckoo
Covenham Reservoir
Garganey
Cress Marsh
8 Avocet 5 Curlew, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 13 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 14 Shelduck, 17 Shoveler
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Water Pipit
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Woodlark
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull
Seaview Farm
Garganey
08/04/2023
Barkston Aerodrome
Merlin, Ring Ouzel
Branston Hall
Nuthatch
Cleethorpes
Little Egret, 70 Turnstone
Covenham
Great Northern Diver, Garganey
A superb capture of a Garganey at Covenham Reservoir - Image © Nick Coulbeck
Far Ing
Bittern, Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Corn Bunting, Cattle Egret, Marsh Harrier. Kingfisher, Barn Owl, 25 Whooper Swan, 5 Yellow Wagtail
Keelby
Ring Ouzel
07/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Black-crowned Night Heron (eventually flew off)
Frampton Marsh
Water Pipit, 6 Twite
North Somercotes
Siskin, Swallow
Wainfleet
Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, 1500 Dunlin, 10000 Red Knot, 7 Red-breasted Merganser, Barn Owl, 540 Golden Plover, 2500 Grey Plover, 200 Redshank, 5 Snipe
Willow Tree Fen
5 Common Crane
06/04/2023
Barton Pits
Long-tailed Duck
Boultham Mere
Kittiwake
Slightly off-course perhaps, Kittiwake at Boultham Mere - Image © Andy Sims
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
Gibraltar Point
3 Cattle Egret (over, north)
Sandilands
Short-eared Owl
Saltfleetby
2 Snow Bunting, Swallow, Willow Warbler
Willow Tree Fen
Water Pipit
05/04/2023
Anderby Marsh
Avocet, Chiffchaff. Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Redshank, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler
Frampton Marsh
2 Peregrine Falcon2 Mediterranean Gull
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Huttoft Pit
Chiffchaff, Curlew, Teal
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull, Yellow Wagtail
Sandilands
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl on the old Sandilands Golf Course - Image © Chris Grimshaw
Wolla Bank
Marsh Harrier 2 Red Kite
04/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Gyr Falcon (escape)
Black Bank
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Boultham Mere
2 Garganey
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
Cress Marsh
6 Avocet, 4 Buzzaed 2 Chiffchaff, 20 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 17 Shelduck
Far Ings
Little Gull
Frampton Marsh
Pale-bellied Brent goose
Halton Marsh
Spoonbill
Nebraska Wetlands
2 Wheatear
Toft Newton
2 Garganey
Whisby
2 Garganey
03/04.2023
Frampton Marsh
Common Crane, Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, Yellow Wagtail
Wolla Bank
Sedge Warbler
02/04/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe
Cress Marsh
11 Avocet, 2 Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Ringed Plover24 Shelduck, 21 Shoveler
Doddington Park
17 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Siskin
Donna Nook
55+ Twite
Frampton Marsh
Russian White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
Firecrest
Marston
Swallow, Yellow Wagtail
Messingham Sand Quarry
Bittern, 5 Buzzard, Sand Martin
Tunman Woods
25 Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler (posible), Goldcrest, 2 Raven
Westborough (Long Bennington)
Gannet (in private a garden!
Nothing is impossible, Gannet In a garden, Westborough (fifty miles from the sea - Image © Mick Turner
01/04/2023
Alkborough
Yellow Wagtail
Baumber (Lakeside Fishery)
Osprey
Bee-hive Lane Quarry
Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Shelduck
Chapel Six Marsh
Firecrest 2
Doddington Park
18 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Siskin
Frampton Marsh
Cattle Egret, Russian White-fronted Goose, Sedge Warbler
Gibraltar Point
Firecrest
Halton Marshes
Spoonbill
Huttoft Bank Pit
Cuckoo, Firecrest
North Hykeham Pits
11 Blackcap, 9 Brambling, 18 Chiffchaff, 8 House Martin 110 Sand Martin, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Swallow
Wolla Bank
Firecrest
31/03/2003
Baumber (Lakeside Fishery)
Osprey
Osprey near Lakeland Fisher, near Baumber - Image © Russell Hayes
Cattle Egret, Garganey, Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
2 Firecrest
Marston
2 Barn Swallow
Wolla Bank
Sedge Warbler
30/03/2023
Apologies as i didn't note the correct of the typo of willow tit to willow warbvler
Anderby Marsh
Willow Warbler
Caythorpe
Barn Swallow
Covenham Reservoir
Wheatear
Fiskerton
Chiffchaff, 8 Grey Heron, Willow Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Buzzard, Great White Egret, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Spoonbill, Barn Swallow, Whooper Swan, Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
32 Avocet, Eider, Firecrest, 2 Mediterranean Gull, Hen Harrier, 60 Linnet, 2 Pintail, 15 Siskin
Grimsby
Alpine Swift
Humberston Fitties
Red Kite
Kenwick Park GC
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Stenigot
2 Grey Heron, Willow Warbler
29/03/2023
Covenham Reservoir
4 Black -necked Grebe, Yellow Wagtail
Four Black-nrckrd Grede at Covenham Reservoir = Image © Mark Johnson
15 Siskin
Frampton Marsh
2 Little Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 4 Goldeneye, Barnacle Goose, 8 Pink-footed Goose, White-fronted Goose, Mediterranean Gull, 3 Marsh Harrier, 4 Pintail, Little-ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 15 Pochard, 2 Spoonbill, 14 Whooper Swan
28/03/2023
Baumber/Wragby
Osprey
Framptn Marsh
2 Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Peregrine Falcon, Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Kingfisher, 3 Sand Martin, Barn Owl, Pintail, Ring Plover, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Spoonbill, 73 Whooper Swan, Cetti's Warbler,
Gibraltar Point
Water Pipit
Scopwick
Whooper Swan
27/03/2023
Chapel Six Marshes
Chiffchaff, Firecrest, Hen Harrier, Barn Owl, Cetti's Warbler
Cleethorpes
60 Red Knot, 60 Turnstone
Far Ings
Bittern, Marsh Harrier, Swallow
Keelby
Barn Swallow
Messingham
5 Reed Bunting, 4 Buzzard, 4 Chiffchaff, 73 Gadwall, Kestrel, 4 Lapwing, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 17 Shelduck, 23 Shoveler, Song Thrush, Cetti's Warbler
Wolla Bank
Barn Owl
Wasp's Nest
Barn Owl
26/03/2023
Cress Marsh
12 Avocet, 3 Buzzard, 23 Curlew, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Kingfisher, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper
Doddington Park
Brambling, Common Redpoll
Cattle Egret, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 7 Pink-footed Goose, Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, 30 Ringed Plover, Spoonbill, 12 Whooper Swan
Mablethorpe
Woodlark
Marston
120 Whooper Swan
Swanpool
Blackcap
Tetney Lock
300 Golden Plover
Trent Port
24 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatcher, Shelduck, 78 Whooper Swan, 12 Teal, Great Spotted Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker
25/03/2023
Anderby Marsh
2 Avocet, Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, Redshank, Shoveler
Barton (Water's Edge)
Long-tailed Duck
The Long-tailed Duck that was present at Water's Edge - Image © Roy Harvey
Chapel Obsevatory
2 Alpine Swift
2 Marsh Harrier, 3/4 Cetti's Warbler
Deeping Lakes
Cattle Egret
Frampton Marsh
Hen Harrier
Gibraltar Point
Brambling, Red Kite, Stonechat, 3 Woodcock, Woodlark
Halton Marshes
Spoonbill, White Stork
Ingoldmells
2 Alpine Swift
Willow Tree Fen
11 Common Crane, Hen Harrier
24/03/2023
Boultham Mere
2 Sand Martin
Burgh-le-Bain
2 Common Crane
Chapel St Leonards area
2 Alpine Swift
Doddington Park
Blackcap (m), 21 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Barn Owl, Pintail, Spoonbill, White Stork
Gibraltar Point
Water Pipit
2 Whooper Swan
Swanpool
2 Egyptian Goose
23/03/2023
Chapel Point
2 Alpine Swift
Chapel Six Marshes
2 Alpine Swift
Lincoln
110 Whooper Swan (NW)
Mablethorpe
2 Woodlark
Messingham
2 Buzzard, Chiffchaff, Lapwing, Lesser Redpoll, Cetti's Warbler
Rimac
2 Buzzard, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Fieldfare, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Barn Owl, Water Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 4 Woodcock, Whooper Swan
Scotter
Alpine Swift
Swanholme Lakes
Goosander (f), 2 Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Woodcock
22/03/2023
Barton On Humber
Black-necked Grebe
Boultham Mere
45 Common Gull
Chapel Observatory
2 Alpine Swift
Doddington Park
2 Chiffchaff
Far Ings
Bittern
Frampton Marsh
308 Avocet, 750 Dunlin, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Marsh Harrier, Little Ringed Plover, 13 Ringed Plover, 42 Ruff, 14 Pintail, 2 Golden Plover, 3 Spoonbill, 34 Whooper Swan, 3500 Wigeon
Gibraltar Point
Hen Harrier, Merlin
Toft Newton
Black-necked Grebe
Wolla Bank
Alpine Swift
21/03/2023
Anderby Creek
2 Alpine Swift
Chapel Six Marshes
2 Alpine Swift
One of the two Alpine Swifts that gave good views over the Mid-Lincs coastal areas - Image © Russell Hayes
Chiffchaff
Frampton Marsh
4 Spoonbill
North Thoresby
3 Buzzard
Walesby
2 Chiffchaff
Wolla Bank
Alpine Swift
20/03/2023
Chaper Six Marsh
2 Alpine Swift
Donna Nook
2 Hen Harrier
Swanpool, Lincoln
4 Common Crane (over)
Trent Port
2 Bullfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker
19/03/2023
Boultham Mere
51 Whooper Swan
Branston Booths
Garganey
Doddington Park
Buzzard, 2 Common Redpoll, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Frampton Marsh
2 Peregrine Falcon, Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Spoonbill, 22 Whooper Swan, Wheatear
Gibraltar Point/Seacroft
Alpine Swift
Grainthorpe Haven
Alpine Swift
Alpine Swift at Grainthorpe Haven - flew towards Horseshoe Point - Image © Mark Johnson
2 Brambling, House Martin, 16 Whooper Swan
Trent Port
Winter's Pool
Buzzard, 8 Chiffchaff, 20 White-fronted Goose, Merlin, Woodcock and an escaped (?) Gyr Falcon
18/03/2023
Baston GP
18 Whooper Swan
Churchill Lane/ Rimac
Chiffchaff, 2 Marsh Harrier, Water Pipit, Water Rail, 3 Cetti's Warbler
Covenham Reservoir
2 Black-necked Grebe
Crook Bank
30 Twite
Deeping Lakes
7 Whooper Swan
Dunston
Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 30 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 137 Whooper Swan, Woodcock
Frampton Marsh
123 Avocet, Peregrine Falcon, 7 Pink-footed Goose, Marsh Harrier, Pintail, 4 Spoonbill, 3 Wkooper Swan
Messingham
Avocet, 12 Brambling, 12 Buzzard, 7 Chiffchaff2 Little Egret, 168 Gadwall, 4 Goldeneye, 5 Egyptian Goose, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Marsh Harrier, 2 Jay, Kestrel 12 Pochard, Water Rail, 9 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 16 Siskin, 3 Sparrowhawk
RAF Woodhall Spa
3 Little Ringed Plover
Trent Port
Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret, 2 Goldcrest, 17 Whooper Swan, Treecreeper, Woodcock, 2 Green Woodpecker
Weelsby Woods
3 Chiffchaff, Stonechat, White Wagtail
Whitton Sands
700 Whooper (upper Humber) with 500 on the Sands (far shore)
17/03/2023
Alkborough Flats
Probable Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Sand Martin
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Tundra Bean Goose
Doddington Park area
2 Buzzard, Firecrest, 3 Siskin, 21 Lesser Redpoll
Firecrest again in a private garden today, Doddington Park - Image © John Farmer
Hartsholme Park/Swanholme Lakes
Gadwall, 5 Goosander, Great Crested Grebe 4, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Jay, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Jay along side Pike Drain, Swanholme Lakes - Image © Chris Grimshaw
3 Little Ringed Plover
Wheatear
16/03/2023
Black Bank
8 Redwing, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Cleaatham
2 Buzzard, Lapwing
Cleethorpes
2 Purple Sanpiper
Crook Bank
17 Twite
Messingham
4 Sand Martin
Purple Sandpipers at Cleethorpes - Image © Jim WrightNebraska Wetlands
Buzzard, Curlew, 25 Gadwall, 22 Pink-footed Goose, 33 Common Gull, 2 Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Shelduck
Trusthorpe Point
Wheatear
Tuetoes
Little Owl
Perhaps the first Lincs Wheatear of the year at Trusthorpe Point - Image © Andy Sims
Great White Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 8 Russian White-fronted Goose, Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 4 Spoonbill, Stonechat
Huttoft Marsh
24+ Curlew, 2000 Starling, 300 Wood Pigeon
Novartis Ings
Caspian Gull, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull
Stamford
2 Peregrine Falcon
Sutton on Sea
2 Avocet (s), Red-thoated Diver
Great Northern Diver
15/03/2023
Deeping Lakes
White Wagtail
Doddington Park
Blackcap, Lesser Redpoll 27, Sparrowhawk
Frampton Marsh
8 Russian White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier (rt), 3 Spoonbill
Molecey Pit (Market Deeping)
4 Little Ringed Plover
Stanton's Pit
2 Russian White-fronted Goose
14/03/2023
RAF Digby
Black Redstart
Doddington Park
Common Redpoll, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Frampton Marsh
Brambling, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 7 Pink-footed Goose, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite Barn Owl, Merlin, Water Rail, 3 Spoonbill, Stonechat, Whooper Swan, Cetti's Warbler
Gibraltar Point
7 Water Pipit
Hartsholme Park
2 Goosander
Millennium Green
2 Goosander
Seacroft Marsh
12 Snow Bunting
Tetney Blow Wells
2 Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 6 Goldeneye. Marsh Harrier
13/03/2023
Donna Nook
28 Bar-tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier, 14 Meadow Pipit, 3 Snipe
Frampton Marsh
84 Avocet, Peregrin Falcon, 2 Marsh Harrier, Pintail, 2 Spoonbill, 2 Stonechat, 4 Whooper Swan
North Somercotes
Chiffchaff
Swanpool cow-fields
Jack Snipe
12/03/2023
Cress Marsh
Buzzard, 3 Common Gull, 7 Curlew, 30 Gadwall, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Lapwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, Little-ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Shelduck, 21 Teal, 10 Pied Wagtail, 45 Wigeon
Gibraltar Point
2 Common Crane, Hen Harrier (m), Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit,
Moulton Sea End
Sand Martin
Mablethorpe
Siberian Chiffchaff
Trent Port
Bullfinch, Gadwall, Greylag Geese, Raven, Redwing, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Teal, 95 Wigeon, Green Woodpecker
11/03/2023
Crook Bank
2 Corn Bunting
A corn bunting at Crook Bank - Image © Owen Beaumont
4 Long-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 8 Russian White-fronted Goose, Merlin, Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl, Sparrowhawk, Spoonbill, Stonechat, 9 Whooper Swan
Freiston Shore
200 Curlew. 800 Dunlin, 1000 Black-tailed Godwit, Hen Harrier (rt), Marsh Harrier, 2 Merlin, 150 Pintail, 45 Grey Plover, Water Rail, 200 Shelduck, Stonechat, 1500 Wigeon
Halton Marsh
27 Russian White-fronted Goose
North Somercotes
5 Buzzard
Strubby
2 Bewick's Swan, 108 Whooper Swan
Willow Tree Fen
15 Common Crane
Witham End
12 Red-breasted Merganser
10/03/2023
Frampton Marsh
117 Avocet, Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier, 20 Ruff, Sparrowhawk
Gibraltar Point
Snow Bunting, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl, 3 Water Pipit
Lincoln Cathedral
Peregrine Falcon
Louth
Siskin
Market Rasen
45 Goldfinch
Metheringham
Sparrowhawk
09/03/2023
RAF Digby
Black Redstart
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Gibraltar Point
13 Snow Bunting, Hen Harrier, Water Pipit, Woodlark
08/03/2023
Frampton Marsh
117 Avocet, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 8 White-fronted Goose, Mediterranean Gull, Marsh Harrier, 5 Pintail, 38 Ruff, 8 Snipe, 4 SpoonbillWhooper Swan
Ingoldmells
9 Snow Bunting
Martin Moor
Kestrel, Red Kite
Middlemarsh Farm
Caspian Gull
Pyewipe
7 Snow Bunting
Snipe Dales
2 Buzzard, Lesser Redpoll, 200+ Siskin
North Somercotes
Chiffchaff
07/03/2023
RAF Digby
Black Redstart
Doddington Park
Common Redpoll, 26 Lesser Redpoll
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Halton Marsh
Hen Harrier
Lincoln University
32 Lesser Redpoll
Saltfleetby
7 Snow Bunting
06/03/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Tundra Bean Goose
Fiskerton Fen
Bittern, Curlew, 5 Goosander, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Lapwing, 3 Shelduck, 3 Shoverler
Frampton Marsh
2 Peregrine Falcon, 12 Pink-footed Goose, 8 Russian White-fronted Goose, Marsh Harrier, Merlin, 2 Spoonbill, 6 Whooper Swan
Freiston Shore
2 Spoonbill
Middlemarsh Farm
Caspian Gull
North Somercotes
Chiffchaff
Swanpool cow fields
97 Wigeon
05/03/2023
Boultam Mere
Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler
Doddington Park
50 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin
Frampton Marsh
93 Avocet, Peregrine Falcon, 5 Goldeneye, 13 Pink-footed Goose, 8 White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier (male), 2 Marsh Harrier, Rock Pipit, 22 Pochard, 63 Ruff, Mistle Thrush, Cetti's Warbler
Gibraltar Point
2 Snow Bunting
Marston
Water Rail, Green Sandpiper, 3 Stonechat
Swanpool cow-fields
220 Redwing 91 Wigeon
Tongue End
7 Common Crane
04/03/2023
Deeping Lakes
Long-eared Owl
Doddington Park
Goldcrest, Firecrest, 42 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Redwing, Siskin
Starling (murmuration)
Fiskerton Fen
5 Goosander
A firecrest in a private pool on Doddington Park, Lincoln - Image © John Farmer
Frampton Marsh
115 Avocet, 3 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Goldeneye, 8 White-fronted Goose, Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, Pintail, 52 Ruff, Sparrowhawk
Gibraltar Point
27 Snow Bunting, Short-eared Owl, 2 Water Pipit, Stonechat
Swanholme Lakes
12 Goosander
03/03/2023
Deeping
Long-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
8 White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, 8 Twite, Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
2 Hen Harrier, 5 Water Pipit
Withern
2 Bewick's Swan
02/03/2023
Cleethorpes
Snow Bunting
2 Little Owl, Long-eared Owl
Doddington Park
Common Redpoll, 30 Lesser Redpoll, Great Spotted Woodpecker
A Great Spotted Woodpecker dropped in looking for food this morning - Image © Chis Grimshaw
Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, Hen Harrier, Kestrel, Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
65 Avocet, Red-troated Diver, Eider, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 14 Pink-footed Goose, 8 Russian White-fronted Goose, Marsh Harrier, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, Merlin, Barn Owl, Ringed Plover, 2 Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank, 58 Whooper Swan
Gibraltar Point
Black-throated Diver, Water Pipit
Marston
5 Curlew. Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, Green Sandpiper
Withern
2 Bewick's Swan
01/03/2023
Gibraltar Point
13 Snow Bunting, Hen Harrier, 3 Water Pipit, Woodlark
Jobs Lane
Smew
Marston
Oystercatcher, Water Rail
Trent Port
145 Fieldfare, Oystercatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
28/02/2023
Deeping Lakes
Long-eared Owl
Doddington Park
28 Lesser Redpoll, Sskin
Gibraltar Point
40 Pink Footed Geese, 8 Shellduck, 40 Wigeon
Messingham
50 Siskin, Song Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler
Novartis Ings
Caspian Gull, Iceland Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull
Strubby
Bewick's Swan
27/02/2023
Cleethorpes
16 Snow Bunting
Deeping Lakes
6/7 Long-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
8 Russian White-fronted Geese
Freiston Shore
Hen Harrier
Gibraltar Point
Water Pipit
Mablethorpe
2 Bewicks Swan, Whooper Swan
Lincoln
Starling (murmuration)
Louth
Kingfisher
Novertis Ings
Iceland Gull
Sandilands
Short-eared Owl
Scartho
Goldcrest, Jay, Treecreeper, Green Woodpecker
Trent Port
Peregrine Falcon, 25 Fieldfare, Siskin, 2 Green Woodpecker
26/02/2023
Bardney
Peregrine Falcon, 2 Raven
Caistor
Gyr Falcon (near Pelham's Pillar - presumed escape)
Covenham Reservoir
Red-breasted Merganser
Doddington Park
Common Redpoll, 35 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin
Far Ings
Snow Bunting
Fiskerton Fen
2 Bittern
Halton Marsh
Raven
Hill Holt Wood
150 Pink-footed Wood
Market Deeping
2 Tundra Bean Goose
Millennium Gereen
35 Pochard
Thoresby Bridge
10 Buzzard, 2 Great White Egret, 6 Kestrel 2 Raven, 2 Sparrowhawk
Baston & Langtoft Pits
2 Tundra Bean Goose
Beehive Lane Quarry
2 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Shelduck
Doddington Park
Lesser Redpoll, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Far Ings
Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting on the sea wall at Far Ings - Image © Colin Scott
Frampton Marsh
Peregrine Falcon, 8 Russian White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, Merlin, 3 Stonechat
Halton Marshes
45 Russian White-fronted Goose
Job's Lane
Mediterranean Gull, 4 Oystercatcher
Mablethorpe
Saltfleetby
14 Twite
Trent Port
Bullfinch, 85 Pink-footed Goose, Oystercatcher, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Snipe, Stonechat, 8 Teal
24/02/2023
Doddington Park
34 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin
Holbeach
2 Corn Bunting, 3500 Dunlin, 450 Eider, 4800 Bar-tailed Godwit, 190 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier, 13000 Red Knot, 25 Red-breasted Merganser, Merlin
Linwood Warren
3 Common Crossbill (over)
Messingham
Pyewipe
128 Curlew. 3830 Black-tailed Godwit, Iceland Gull, 668 Redshank
Doddington Park
Common Redpoll, 14 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
2 Peregrine Falcon, Gadwall, Hen Harrier (m&f), Merlin, 3 Whooper Swan,
A plain grey duck; no, the beautiful Gadwall at Frampton Marsh - Image © Hazel Newton
Holbeach
2 Red-throated Diver, 150 Eider, 3 Barnacle Goose, 12 Pink-footed Goose, 8 White-fronted Goose, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Marsh Harrier, Red Kite. Red-breasted Merganser
Marston
Red Kite, Green Sandpiper, 4 Stonechat
Sutton Sea
2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Kittiwake, Razorbill, 6 Common Scoter
Trent Port
Bullfinch. 25 Chaffinch, 67 Fieldfare., Lesser Black-backed Gull, Raven, Sparrowhawk, Treecreeper, Green Woodpecker
22/02/2023
Baston Fen
Cattle Egret
Doddington Hall (area behind)
Buzzard, 2 Little Grebe, Kestrel, 11 Pheasant, 42 Rook, 2 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 54 Yellowhammer
Doddington Park
Common Redpoll, 29 Lesser Redpoll
Marston
Tree Sparrow
Messingham SQ
Buzzard, 30 Cormorant, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Lesser Black-backed Gull,30 Lapwing, 2 Pintail, 20 Pochard, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 30 Siskin, 40 Shelduck, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Great-Spotted Woodpecker
Trent Port
2 Bullfinch, 55 Fieldfare, 150 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Red=legged Partridge, Snipe, 14 Teal, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
21/02/2023
Alkborough Flats
Spotted Redshank
Baston Fen
Cattle Egret
Branston
Red Kite
Doddington Park
16 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
48 Avocet, Corn Bunting, Little Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 3 Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, 7 Russian White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Pintail, Cetti's Warbler
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Holbeach Marsh
40 Twite
Mablethorpe
2 Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
20/02/2023
Alkborough Flats
Bearded Tit
Some of the Bearded Tit at Alkborough Flats - Image © Paula Shipley
Baston Fen
Cattle Egret, 40+ Yellowhammer
Cress Marsh
14 Snow Bunting
Far Ings
Bittern, 3 Common Crane (over)
Frampton Marsh
Marsh Harrier, Golden Plover, 30 Whooper Swan
Holbeach
500 Eider, Marsh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier (2 male), Merlin, 2 Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl, 3 Grey Partridge, 4 Twite
Mabblethorpe
Black-throated Diver, 3 Spoonbill (over), 2 Bewick's Swan
Theddlethorpe
115 Whooper Swan
Willow Tree Fen
Cattle Egret
19/02/2023
Cress Marsh
14 Snow Bunting, 184 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat
Doddington Park
25 Lesser Redpoll
Donna Nook
Marsh Harrier, Merlin, 2 Barn Owl, 2 Pintail, 34 Golden Plover, 10 Twite
Fillingham
8 Pochard
Fiskerton Fen
Bittern
Grantham
10000 Starling
Lea Marsh
Kingfisher, 2 Raven 2 Stonechat
Tetney Lock
300 Brent Goose
Trent Port
2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 65 Redwing, Green Woodpecker
Tunman Woods
Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Jay, Kestrel, Marsh Tit
18/02/2023
Baston Fen
Cattle Egret
Boultham Mere
2 Marsh Harrier, Mistle Thrush, Cetti's Warbler
Doddington Park
26 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
8 Russian White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier
Marton
4 Buzzard, 220 Fieldfare, Red Kite, Grey Wagtail
Nocton Fen
350 Lapwing, 5 Skylark, 83 Mute Swan, 91 Whooper Swan
17/02/2023
Alkborough Flats
128 Curlew, 36 Dunlin, 120 Gadwall, Hen Harrier, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1500 Lapwing, 38 Golden Plover, 2 Stonechat, 2 Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler
RAF Waddington
Black Redstart
Frampton Marsh
8 Russian White-fronted Goose
Halton Marsh
12 Russian White-fronted Goose
Mablethorpe
2 Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
Willow Tree Fen
2 Great White Egret, 77 Goosander, Hen Harrier
16/02/2023
Baston Fen
Cattle Egret
Baston & Langtoft Pits
2 Bewick's Swan
Willow Tree Fen
4 Bewick's Swan, 57 Whooper Swan
15/02/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
4 Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
Boultham Mere
27 Lesser Redpoll, Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail
Deeping Fen
4 Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
Deeping Lakes
6 Long-eared Owl
Halton Marsh
41 Russian White Fronted Goose
An Excellent shot of one of the Russian Ehite-fronted Geese at East Halton - Image © Roy Harvey
2 Bewick's Swan, 97 Whooper Swan
Marton
Barn Owl, Tawny Owl
Messingham
Great White Egret. Little Egret, 110 Gadwall, 36 Pochard, 30 Lesser Redpoll, 24 Shelduck, 11 Siskin, 40 Shoveler
Middle Marsh Farm
Iceland Gull
Thorsby Bridge
4 Great White Egret
Willow Tree Fen
Great White Egret, Hen Harrier
14/02/2023
Brickyard Lane
5 Snow Bunting, 6 Twite
Frampton Marsh
Hen Harrier, Spoonbill
Mablethorpe
Long-tailed Duck, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Grey Plover, 20 Sanderling, Velvet Scoter
Messingham
2 Bullfinch, 3 Buzard, 16 Cormorant, 26 Tufted Duck, 19 Fieldfare, 165 Gadwall, 41 Common Gull, Jay, 30 Lapwing, Oystercatcher,. 2 Red-crested Pochard, 40 Lesser Redpoll, 30 Redwing, 21 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 80 Siskin, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
13/02/2023
Deeping High Bank
4 Common Crane
Doddington Park
40 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
8 Russian White-fronted Goose, 2 Short-eared Owl
Saltfleetby
16 Snow Bunting, Twite
Willow Tree Fen
3 Great White Egret, Hen Harrier
12/02/2023
Baston Fen
2 Common Crane
Black Bank
15 Redwing, Tree Sparrow, Whooper Swan
Cleethorpes
Lapland Bunting, 15 Snow Bunting
Cress Marsh
14 Snow Bunting Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, 300 Lapwing, 8 Meadow Pipit, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Stonechat
Crook Bank
13 Snow Bunting, 6 Twite
Doddington Park
1 Common Redpoll, 30 Lesser Redpoll
Grainthorpe Haven
3 Hen Harrier (1 m 2f)
Halton Marsh
34 Russian White-fronted Goose
Mablethorpe
Grey Phalarope (offshore), 2 Bewick's Swan
11/02/2023
Baston Fen
5 Common Crane
Doddington Park
38 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Mealy Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
8 Russian White-fronted Goose
Gibraltar Point
Great Northern Diver
Tetney Marsh
Lapland Bunting, Hen Harrier
Tongue End
2 Common Crane (west), Cattle Egret
Willow Tree Fen
4 Common Crane
RAF Woodhall
American Wigeon
10/02/2022
Marsh Harrier, Cettis's Warbler, Green Woodpecker
Doddington Park
1 Common Redpoll, 35 Lesser Redpoll
North Somercotes
09/02/2023
Boultham Mere
2 Marsh Harrier, 10 Pochard, 7 Siskin, Cetti's Warbler
Cleethorpes
16 Snow Bunting
Doddington Park
32+ Lesser Redpoll
Donna Nook to Grainthorpe Haven
Peregrine Falcon (m), 60 Pink-footed Goose, Marsh Harrier (3 fem), Kingfisher, Barn Owl, c 400 Redshank, c25 Twite
Frampton Marsh
Buzzard, Curlew, Dunlin, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Pintail, Scaup, Shelduck, Teal, Wigeon
Haverholme Park
20 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing
Marston
Lesser Redpoll
RAF Woodhall
American Wigeon
08/02/2023
Brumby Common
14 Reed Bunting, 5 Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, 5 Kestrel, 200 Linnet
Cleethorpes
3 Snow Bunting, 3 Snipe, 3 Skylark, 2 Stonechat
Deeping High Bank
Short-eared Owl
Deeping St James
Siberian Chiffchaff
Digby Fen
3 Kestrel
Frampton Marsh
4 Barnacle Goose, Peregrine Falcon, 5 Pink-footed Goose. 4 Marsh Harrier. Pintail, 130 Golden Plover 7 White-fronted Goose, Stonechat
RAF Woodhall
American Wigeon, Redshank, Ruff
The American Wigeon at a very cold RAF Woodhall Spa - Image © Andy Sims
Willow Tree Fen
Hen Harrier (rt)
07/02/2023
Doddington Park
31 Lesser Redpoll, Song Thrush
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Halton Marshes
41 White-fronted Goose
RAF Woodhall
American Wigeon
Tongue End
Short-eared Owl
Willow Tree Fen
4 Common Crane
06/02/2023
Baston Fen
90 Tufted Duck, 12 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, Kestrel, 30 Pochard, Stonechat, 90 Wigeon
Brumby Common
6 Reed Bunting, 4 Buzzard, 2 Little Egret, 11 Fieldfare 299 Linnet, 2 Sparrowhawk, 100 Starling
Doodington Park
12 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
Avocet, Peregrine Falcon, Barnacle Goose, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Snipe, Stonechat, 46 Whooper Swan
Gibraltar Point
Avocet, 350 Pink-footed Goose, Tawny Owl, 103 Shoveler, 42 Whooper Swan, 52 Pied Wagtail
05/02/2023
Brumby Common
6 Reed Bunting, 4 Buzzard, 2 Little Egret, 11 Fieldfare, 200 Linnet, 2 Sparrowhawk, 100 Starling
Covenham Peservoir
Great Northern Diver
Cress Marsh
Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, 35 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 94 Teal
Deeping High Bank
Great White Egret
Deeping Lakes
Long-eared Owl
Doddington Park
16 Goldfinch, 44 Black-headed Gull, 12 Lesser Redpoll
Far Ings
Bittern
Fiskerton Fen
Bittern
Frampton Marsh
60 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 1500 Brent Geese, 3 Russian White-fronted Goose, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 2000 Lapwing, 15 Pintail, 40 Redshank, 160 Shelduck, 1000 Teal, 1 Whooper Swan, 3000 Wigeon
Wainfleet Range
2 Buzzard, 218 Curlew, Great White Egret, 2000 Eider, 3500 Bar-tailed Godwit, 67 Great Crested Grebe, Hen Harrier (rt), Kestrel, 6 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Merlin, Sparrowhawk
RAF Woodhall Spa
American Wigeon
04/02/2023
Alkborough Flats
Hen Harrier (rt)
Doddington Park
5 Lesser Redpoll
Market Deeping
7 Russian White-fronted Goose
Fiskerton Fen
American Wigeon
Frampton Marsh
7 Eussian White-fronted Goose
Halton Marsh
41 Russian White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier (rt), Short-eared Owl
Trent Port
Great White Egret, Oystercatcher, Mistle Thrush, 2 Treecreeper
Swanpool Cow-fields
30 Lesser Redpoll, Mistle Thrush
RAF Woodhall
American Wigeon
03/02/2023
Ashbyville Lake
8 Cormorant, 4 Collared Dove, Peregrine Falcon, 3 Little Grebe, 100 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Jackdaw, 70 Rook
Boultham Mere
3 Lapwing, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Song Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Yellowhammer
Coovenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
Doddington Park
2 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
3 Barnacle Goose
Gibraltar Point
15 Snow Bunting, Black Throated Diver, 10 Little Gull, Hen Harrier (male), 2 Water Pipit, Bearded Tit
Job's Lane
2 Oystercatcher, Smew (m)
Langtoft
Smew (male)
Tunmam Woods
3 Egyptian Goose (Scotland Farm), Lapwing, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker
West Deeping
7 Russian White-fronted Goose
Westwoodside
9 Bewick's Swan
Willow Tree Fen
6 Common Crane, Hen Harrier (rt)
02/02/2023
Boultham Mere
2 Bullfinch, Marsh Harrier, 4 Pochard, 17 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Song Thrush, Cetti's Warbler
Doddington Park
4 Lesser Redpoll
Lesser Redpoll, Doddington Park - several back now for about a week - Image © Chris Grimshaw
Fiskerton Fen
5 Goosander, Grey Heron, Kestrel, 8 Shoveler, 40 Wigeon
Grantham along the Witham
Little Egret, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, 8 Siskin, 12 Long-tailed Tit
Marston
200 Linnet, Lesser Redpoll
Nocton Fen
Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 50 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing + c60 Swans to far away for identity
Trent Port
2 Peregrine Falcon, 66 Fieldfare, 2 Jay,, 950 Lapwing, 3 Shelduck, 47 Wigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
01/02/2023
West Deeping
Russian White-fronted Goose
Eastville
6 Bewick's Swan, 5 Whooper
Freiston Shore
Hen Harrier (m)
Gibraltar Point
Hen Harrier (m)
Walesby
13 Bullfinch
31/01/2023
West Deeping
7 Russian White-fronted Goose
Fiskerton Fen
Bittern, Great White Egret, American Wigeon
Frampton Marsh
2 Hen Harrier (m)
Gibraltar Point
Great Northern Diver
Trent Port
Treecreeper
30/01/2003
Belton Park
7 Gadwall, 2 Red Kite, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Cleethorpes
Snow Bunting (Buck's Beck)
Deeping High Bank
7 Common Crane, 6 Bewick's Swan
Doddington Park
5 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Redpoll
Gibraltar Point
Hen Harrier
West Deeping
7 Russian White-fronted Goose
Swanholme Lakes
120 Coot, 153 Gadwall, 14 Goosander (7m 7f), 130 Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher, c100 Wigeon
29/01/2023
Boultham Mere
Bullfinch, Marsh Harrier, Skylark, Stonechat, 78 Wigeon
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
Crook Bank
10 Snow Bunting
Deeping Lakes
3 Long-eared Owl
Fiskerton Fen
American Wigeon
Frampton Marsh
7 Russian White-fronted Geese
Halton Marshes
7 Russian White-fronted Geese
Langtoft Pits
7 Russian White-fronted Goose
Linwood Warren
3 Buzzard, 15 Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Marton
Bullfinch, Tawny Owl, Redwing, Sparrowhawk, 2 Stonechat, 22 Teal
Marston
Marsh Harrier, Skylark
Willow Tree Fen
Chiffcaff, Great White Egret, 25+ Goosander, Hen Harrier (rt), 12 Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Barn Owl, 2 Stonechat
28/01/2023
Alkborough Flats
3 Water Pipit
Doddington Park
Jay, 14 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
2 Corn Bunting, Great White Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 7 White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, Kingfisher, Merlin, Water Rail, Spoonbill, Stonechat, Bearded Tit
Langtoft Pits
6 Russian White-fronted Geese
Mablethorpe
Common Scoter, 2 Velvet Scoter
Trent Port
Chiffchaff, Peregrine Falcon, c130 Pink-footed Goose.
Swanpool
Buzzard, 59 Wigeon
Tunman Woods
Buzzard, 80 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker
River Welland
2 Great White Egret
27/01/2023
Alkborough
Hen Harrier (rt), 15 Marsh Harrier, 3 Barn Owl, Water Rail, Ruff, Bearded Tit
Black Bank
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Cleatham
80 Fieldfare, 3 Kestrel
Frampton Marsh
2 Peregrine Falcon, 8 Grey Partridge, 200 Whooper Swan
Doddington Park
40 Goldfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll
Freiston Shore
Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, 2 Common Scaup
Frampton Marsh
Hen Harrier (m)
Nebraska Wetlands
2 Buzzard, Pink-footed Goose, Kestrel, 18 Grey Plover, 2 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 38 Teal
Spalding
Barn Owl
Swanpool
71 Pink-footed Goose
26/01/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, Falcated Duck, Spotted Redshank
A surprise today at Covenham Reservoir was this Falcated Duck, a long way from home - Image © John Clarkson
Churchill Lane
Cattle Egret
Marston
Red Kite, 200 Linnet, Lesser Redpoll Green Sandpiper, Stonechat, Song Thrush, Cetti's Warbler,
Wainfleet Range
450 Common Eider, Great Northern Diver, 2000 Bar-tailed Godwit, Goosander, 900 Brent Goose, 3 Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Water Pipit,
25/01/2023
Calcethorpe
Reed Bunting, Linnet, Merlin, Redwing, Yellowhammer
Cleethorpes
Purple Sandpiper, Bar-tailed Godwit
Covenham Reservoir
Great Norther Diver, Goosander, Yellow-legged Gull
The Great Northern Diver at Covenham Resevoir - Image © Andy Sims
Frampton Marsh
Brambling, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Merlin, 6 Pintail, Water Rail, Whooper Swan
Louth
Kingfisher
24/01/2023
Branston
Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff
A grey Wagtail in the Beck in Branson - Image © TheOtherJanet
Grantham
4 Lesser Redpoll
Marston
Reed Bunting, Marsh Harrier 2, Linnet 200, Lesser Redpoll, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler
Market Rasen
2500 Starling
North Thoresby
Great White Egret
Swanpool Wood
Woodcock
23 /01/2023
Frampton Marsh
Short-eared Owl, 7 Russian White-fronted Geese
Short Ferry
Great White Egret
Great White Egret feeding well - Image © Russell Hayes
Swanholme Lakes
Little Egret, Kingfisher, 5 Lesser Redpoll
Willow Tree Fen
Hen Harrier (rt)
22/01/2023
Bardney
Grey Partridge, Stonechat
Cress Marsh
2 Buzzard, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 13 Lapwing, Sparrowhawk 39 Teal
Deeping Lakes
5 Common Crane
Doddington Park
1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin
Frampton Marsh
3 Peregrine Falcon, Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Water Rail, 5 Bearded Tit
Sanderson's Bank
2 Stonechat, 12 Bewick's Swan 70+, Whooper Swan,
21 01/2022
Deeping Lakes
Bewick's Swan
Fillingham
Barn Owl
Frampton Marsh
Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon 3 Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, 5 White-fronted Goose 2 Hen Harrier, 4 Marsh Harrier, Stonechat, Short-eared Owl, 93 Whooper Swan, Yellowhammer
Gibraltar Point
12 Snow Bunting, 2 Tundra Bean Goose
Goxhill Haven
Stonechat
Sanderson's Bank
13 Bewick's Swan
Sandilands
Short-eared Owl
20/01/2023
Fillingham
Woodcock
Frampton Marsh
6 Russian White-fronted Geese
Gibraltar Point
12 Snow Bunting
Grantham
2 Lesser Redpoll
Louth
4 Woodcock
Sanderson's Bank
13 Bewick's Swan
Swanholme Lakes
Little Egret, 8 Goosander, Kingfisher
19/01/2023
Black Bank
3 Buzzard 3 Kestrel, 200 Rook, Stonechat, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
East Butterwick
Buzzard, c50 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Kestrel, 35 Linnet
Farmers Lane Brumby Common
2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 30 Goldfinch,100 Linnet, 2 Skylark
Cleethorpes
Purple Sandpipes
An attractive shot of Cleethorpes Purple Sandpiper - Image © Jim Wright
Frampton Marsh
6 Russian White-fronted Geese, 8 Bewick' Swan
Gibraltar Point
Tundra Bean Goose, Waxwing
Marston
300 Linnet
Sincil Bank Stadium
5 Lesser Redpoll
RAF Wainfleet
Lapland Bunting
18/01/2023
Bonby Carrs
2 Buzzard, 50 Pink-footed Goose, Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel, Kingfisher, Barn Owl, 38 Golden Plover, Stonechat +16 Roe Deer & 5 Brown Hares
Boultham Mere
Kingfisher, Water Rail
Denton Reservoir
19 Goosander, 57 Pink-footed Goose
Frampton
2 Peregrine Falcon, Russian White-fronted Goose, Kingfisher, Barn Owl, Pintail, Ringed Plover, Water Rail, Jack Snipe, 8 Bewick's Swan, Cetti's Warbler
Halton Marsh
18 Russian White-fronted Goose
Hartsholme Park/Swanholme Lakes
Goldcrest, 7 Goosander, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, Nuthatch, 6 Shoveler,25 Siskin, Treecreeper
A Great Spotted Woodpecker on the edge of Swanholme Lakes - Image © Chris Grimshaw
Marston
Jack Snipe
Rimac
Hen Harrier
Trent Port
Peregrine Falcon, Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail
Willow Tree Fen
Cattle Egret
17/01/2023
Cleethorpes
Purple Sandpiper, +50 Turnstone
Far Ings
Reed Bunting, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, Tawny Owl, Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 8 Bewick's Swan, 174 Whooper Swan
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit
Horseshoe Point
2 Hen Harrier, 30 Twite
Saltfleetby
2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Hen Harrier, Barn Owl
Willow Tree Fen
c50 Goosander, Hen Harrier (f), c10 Marsh Harrier, 4 Kestrel, c3000 Lapwing, 2 Barn Owl, 300 Golden Plover, 20+ Snipe, Sparrowhawk, 2 Stonechat, 120 Whooper Swan
Theddlethorpe
142 Whooper Swan
16/01/2023
Baston
Barn Owl
A splendid shot of a Barn Owl near Baston - Image © Mike Weedon
Deeping High Bank
7 Common Crane, 9 Barn Owl
Frampton Marsh
6 Avocet, Brambling, Peregrine Falcon, 7 Russian White-fronted Geese, Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, 20 Pintail, Water Rail, Whooper Swan
Gibraltar Point
12 Snow Bunting
Louth
Kingfisher, Water Rail, Grey Wagtail
A Grey Wagtail adjacent to the Louuth Canal - Image © John Clarkson
Mablethorpe
3 Velvet Scoter
Trent Port
14 Gadwall, 89 Pink-footed Geese, 55 Teal, 48 Wigeon
Willow Tree Fen
Hen Harrier (f)
15/01/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
Denton Reservoir
26 Goosander
Fillingham
Brambling, Mistle Thrush
Fiskerton Fen
American Wigeon
Gibraltar Point
Great Northern DiverWater Pipit, Scaup
Job's Lane
4 Egyptian Goose, Redshank
Read's Island
2 Spotted Redshank
Saltfleetby
Hen Harrier (male), 2 Velvet Scoter, 11 Twite
Trent Port
Chiffchaff, 34 Lapwing, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker
Westwoodside
12 Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
Winter's Pool
26 Russian White-fronted Goose
14/01/2023
Market Rasen
10 Common Pheasant (in a private garden)
Thurlby
Little Gull
Westwoodside
12 Bewick's Swan
Willow Tree Fen
5 Common Crane, Hen Harrier
13/01/2023
Frampton Marsh
6 Avocet, Brambling, 19 Little Eret, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 7 Greenshank, 3 Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Barn Owl, Water Rail, Whooper Swan
Gibraltar Point
Scaup (female still)
Kirkby on Bain
Bullfinch, Little Egret, 215 Gadwall, 4 Egyptian Geese, 13 Goldeneye, Jay, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail, 110 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 135 Teal
Sutton on Sea
14 Red-throated Diver, Kittiwake, 80 Common Scoter, Velvet Scoter
Crook Bank
28 Snow Bunting, 14 Red-throated Diver, Gannet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Stonechat
Willow Tree Fen
Hen Harrier
12/01/2023
Cleethorpes
Purple Sandpier
Purple Sandpiper on the beach at Cleethorpes - Image © Phil Jones
Deeping Lakes
Long-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Avocet, Brambling, Peregrine Falcon, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 200 Pink-footed Goose, Hen Harrier, 10000 Lapwing, 60 Pintail, 4 Rock Pipit, 600 Golden Plover, Stonechat, 6000 Wigeon
Lea Park
2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Nuthatch, 85 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull
Saltfleetby
2 Snow Bunting, 16 Twite
Willow Tree Fen
7 Common Crane, 2 Cattle Egret, 132 Goosander
Witham End
2 Eider, Goldeneye, 10 Red-breasted Merganser
11/01/2023
Frampton Marsh
4 Avocet, Brambling, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Barnacle Goose, Pintail, Grey Plover, Water Rail, 20 Ruff, 2 Stonechat, Whooper Swan
Hartsholme Park
Great Crested Grebe, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wainfleet
2 Corn Bunting, 2 Buzzard, 160 Curlew, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 3000 Bar-tailed Godwit, Hen Harrier, 4 Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Barn Owl, Merlin, Sparrowhawk
Willow Tree Fen
5 Common Crane, 2 Cattie Egret, 7 Little Egret, Great White Egret, 121 Goosander, Hen Harrier, 11 Marsh Harrier, 2 Pintail, Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 151 Whooper Swan
10/01/2023
Tongue End
2 Bewick's Swan, 85, Whooper Swan
Trent Port
Little Egret, 90 Fieldfare, 2 Raven, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Willow Tree Fen
4 Common Crane, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl
09/01/2023
Covenham
Great Northern Diver
Fiskerton Fen
American Wigeon
Frampton Marsh
7 Russian White-fronted Geese
Mablethorpe
Velvet Scoter
Marton
3 Common Crane (over)
Saltfleetby
12 Twite
Short Ferry
Kestrel
A Kestrel at Short Ferry - Image © Russell Hayes
Swanpool
2 Stonechat
Willow Tree Fen
2 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, Hen Harrier
Winter's Pond
19 Russian White-fronted Geese
08/01/2023
Cress Marsh
Pink-footed Goose, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 14 Meadow Pipit
Crowle
5 Corn Bunting
Doddington Park
Blackcap (female)
Fiskerton Fen
American Wigeon
Gibraltar Point
2 Tundra Bean Goose, Hen Harrier, Water Pipit
Kirkby Underwood
18 Red Kite
Trent Port
4 Little Egret, 2 Goosander (m), Kingfisher, Merlin, Stonechat
Saltfleetby
Hen Harrier, 20 Twite
North Somercotes
Mandarin Duck (Oasis Pool), Peregrine Falcon
Swanholme Lakes
Goosander (8 male 3 female), Little Grebe
Whisby
Scaup, 17000 Starling
07/01/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
East Halton
Russian White-fronted Goose
A good close up of the Russian White-fronted Geese that have freqented East Halton for a while - Image © Roy Harvey
Gibraltar Point
9 Snow Bunting
Sanderson's Bank
14 Bewick's Swan
06/01/2023
Boultham Mere
2 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff
Crook Bank
13 Snow Bunting, 110 Pink-footed Goose, 10 Twite
Gibraltar Point
3 Goldcrest, 295 Brent Goose, 1500 Pink-footed Goose, 4 Marsh Harrier, 75 Shoveler, Woodcock
East Halton
Water Pipit
Oasis Pond, North Somercotes
Manadrin Duck
Mablethorpe
6 Common Scoter
Rimac
750 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Hen Harrier, Merlin
05/01/2023
Black Bank
35 Lapwing, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Churchill Lane
Blackcap, 20 Snow Bunting, Linnet, 47 Goldenen Plover
Deeping Lakes
Long-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Avocet, 3 Barnacle Goose, 5 White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine Falcon,Barn Owl, Pintail, Rock Pipit, 2 Whooper Swan
Grantham
Kingfisher, Red Kite
Huttoft Bank
Short-eared Owl
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull
Owlet Woods
Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Swanpool
Treecreeper
Treecreeper in the Swanpool cow-fields area - Image © Andy Sims
Talliington Lakes
Kittiwake
Tuetoes
2 Buzzard
Whisby
3 Bullfinch (all male), 6 Goldeneye, Goosander (female), Peregrine Falcon, Shoveler, 30 Teal, 200 Wigeon
04/01/2023
Brumby Common
4 Buzzard, Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 80 Lapwing, 50 Linnet, Merlin, Sparrowhawk
Deeping Lakes
Long-eared Owl
Epworth Turbary
3 Green Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Scaup, Tundra Bean Goose
Grimsby
Waxwing 1
Halton Marsh
2 Barnacle Goose, 18 Russian White-fronted Goose, 100 Lapwing, Grey Plover
Holbeach Marsh
2 Hen Harrier
Messingham
Great White Egret, Red-crested Pochard
Pyewipe
Iceland Gull
Rimac
Water Pipit
Sanderson's Bank (Westwoodside)
c10 Bewick's Swan, 43 Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose
Around 53, Winter Swans, Bewick's, c10 and Whooper c43 at Sanderson's Bank, Westwoodside - Image © Chris Grimshaw
Willow Tree Fen
2 Cattle Egret
03/12/2023
Covenham Resevoir
Great Northern Diver
Frampton Marsh
2 Brambling, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Marsh Harrier, 3 Barnacle Goose, Tundra Bean Goose,
Marston
2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, 7 Teal, Grey Wagtail
Swanpool cow-fields
Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk
Willow Tree Fen
4 Buzzard, 11 Common Crane, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Little Egret, 60 Goosander, 11 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 60 Whooper Swan
Westwoodside
10 Bewick's Swan
02/01/2023
Cleethorpes
2 Stonechat
Covenham
Great Northern Diver, 30 Goldeneye, 46 Great Crested Grebe,12 Little Grebe, Hen Harrier, 5 Pochard
Doddington Park
24 Lesser Redpoll
Frampton Marsh
Hen Harrier
Gibraltar Point
Pink-footed Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, Water Pipit, Scaup
Halton Marshes
19 Russian White-fronted Goose, Short-eared Owl
Tongue End
2 Bewick's Swan, 25 Whooper Swan
Twenty (near Bourne)
4 Common Crane
Westwoodside
Stonechat, Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
Willow Tree Fen
Cattle Egret, Short-eared Owl
01/01/2023
Boultham Mere
Goosander, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pochard, 21 Snipe, 2 Stonechat
Gibraltar Point
2 Corn Bunting, 19 Snow Bunting, Tundra Bean Goose, Hen Harrier, 45 Whooper Swan
Hartsholme Park
Goosander (female)
Marston
Curlew, Barn Owl, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Jack Snipe, Woodcock
Sutton on Sea
4 Red-throated Diver. Guillemot, 600 Lapwing, 2 Short-eared Owl, 350 Golden Plover, 3 Velvet Scoter
Swanholme Lakes
18 Goosander (9 male, 9 female)
Wainfleet
194 Curlew, 1500 Dunlin, 37 Eider, Peregrine Falcon, 2 Hen Harrier, 6 Marsh Harrier, 300 Linnet, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Merlin, Short-eared Owl, Grey Partridge. 31 Whooper Swan
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