31/08/2023
Bardney
2 Raven
Frampton Marsh
Spotted Redshank, 17 Curlew Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 36 Spoonbill, 4 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Black Redstart, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 23 Spoonbill
Kirkby 
Greenshank, Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher, 250 Lapwing, Pintail, Red-crested Pochard, Water Rail, Raven, 5 Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Warbler, Green Woodpecker
Kirton Marsh
2 Common Crane (over north)
Louth
Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Hobby
Novartis Ings
Spotted Redshank
Rimac
Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper

30/08/2023
Chapel Six Marsh
2 Cattle Egret
Fillingham
Whinchat

Whinchat near Fillingham - Image © Colin Scott

Frampton Marsh
159 Avocet, 3200 Dunlin, 88 Little Egret, 2 Garganey, 17 Greenshank. 9 Lapwing, 526 Ringed Plover14 Spotted Redshank, 128 Ruff, 12 Common Sandpiper, 12 Curlew Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 38 Spoonbill, 2700 Black-wing Stilt, 6 Little Stint, Black Stork, 131 Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
Curlew Sandpiper
Manby Wetlands
11 Avocet, 5 Dunlin 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 89 Black-headed Gull, Ringed Plover, 18 Ruff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 11 Snipe
Rimac
4 Little Egret, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Common Redshank, Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper

A very obliging wood sandpiper at Ric this afternoon - Image © Chris Grimshaw

Paradise
2 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret, 2 Greenshank, 25 Common Gull, 98 Lapwing, 226 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 12 Swallow
Swanpool cow-fields
2 Spotted Flycatcher

29/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
6 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 34 Spoonbill, 2 Little Stint
Manby Wetlands
20 Avocet, 3 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 130 Black-headed Gull, 10 Common Gull, Marsh Harrier, Ringed Plover, 14 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sanpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 40 Teal
Rimac
Wood Sandpiper
Tetney Marsh
200 Grey Plover

28/082023
Anderby Creek
Long-tailed Skua
Fillingham
11 Siskin (over)
Frampton Marsh
5 Spotted Redshank, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 24 Spoonbill, Black Stork
Gibraltar Point
Caspian Gull, Puffin, 18 Spoonbill, Little Stint, Black Tern, Roseate Tern
Messingham
Buzzard, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Hobby, 14 Moorhen, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk

27/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Raven, Spotted Redshank
Cress Marsh
2 Great White Egret, Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper at Cress Marsh - Image © Nick Coulbeck

Deeping Lakes
Osprey
Fillingham
Grey Plover, Whinchat
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, Merlin, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 34 Spoonbill, 7 Little Stint, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, 27 Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Whimbrel, Green Woodpecker
Gibraltar Point
Osprey, Kentish Plover, Ringed Plover, Roseate Tern
Manby Wetlands
2 Curlew Sandpiper
Rimac
2 Little Stint, 2 Wood Sandpiper
Tetney Marsh
3 Greenshank, Marsh Harrier, Osprey, 10 Redshank, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe
Trent Port
Bullfinch, Kingfisher, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Common Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk, Reed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Green Woodpecker
Saltfleetby
Curlew Sandpiper
Swanpool-cowfields
Blackcap, Song Thrush, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler
Sutton on Sea
21 Gannet, 380 Guillemot, 3 House Martin, 25 Oystercatcher, 810 Razorbill, 4 Arctic Skua, 2 Black Tern, 250 Common Tern, 150 Sandwich Tern, 180 Barn Swallow, 2 Turnstone, Whimbrel

26/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake at Alkborough Flats - Image © Neil Drinkall

Barkston
Whinchat
Boultham Mere
Swift, 3 Wigeon
Frampton Marsh
2 Short-eared Owl, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Little Stint, Black Stork
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, 7 Spoonbill
Paradise
Curlew Sandpiper
Rimac
5 Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper
Swanpool cow-fields
Spotted Flycatcher

25/08/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Black-necked Grebe
Frampton Marsh
6 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 40 Spoonbill, 5 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Bee-eater, Long-eared Owl, 5 Black Tern, Wood Warbler
Grimsby (private garden)
Pied Flycatcher
Sandilands
Roseate Tern

24/08/2023
Frampton
Great White Egret, 1000 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redstart, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 33 Spoonbill, 2 Little Stint, 5 Black-winged Stilt, Black Stork, Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
8 Black Stork
Paradise
Little Stint
Rimac
5 Wood Sandpiper

23/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Osprey, 17 Spoonbill
Barkston
6 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat
Frampton Marsh
4 Spotted Redshank, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 31 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 3 Little Stint
Freiston Shore
Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
2 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint
Moulton Marsh
Cattle Egret
Rimac
2 Garganey, 3 Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
Pied Flycatcher, Osprey
Swanpool cow-field
Nuthatch

22/08/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Black-necked Grebe
Deeping Lakes
Greater Scaup, Wood Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Avocet 250, 350 Dunlin, 1000 Black-tailed Godwit, 75 Greenshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, Little Stint, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Curlew Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5 Black-winged Stilt, Sparrowhawk, 39 Spoonbill
Freiston Shore
Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Bittern
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiper
Paradise
6 Wood Sandpiper
Rimac
2 Wood Sandpiper
Saltfleetby
Pied Flycatcher, Gargarney, Osprey
Willow Tree Fen
Buzzard, 7 Common Crane, 5 Kestrel, 4 Marsh Harrier, Wheatear

Three Common Crane dropping in to Willow Tree Fen - Image © Chis Grimshaw

21/08/2023
Alkborough
12+ Spoonbill, Whimbrel
Anderby Creek
Icterine Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank3 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 36 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, Black Stork, Bearded Tit
Gibraltar Point
Black Tern
Moor Farm
Buzzard, Pied Flycatcher, Hobby, Jay, Green Woodpecker
Rimac
Garganey, Osprey, Little Ringed Plover, Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, Snipe, Whimbrel

Spotted Redshank at Rimac - Image © Mark Johnson

Swanpool cow-fields
2 Buzzard, Spotted Flycatcher, Grey Heron, Redstart, Swallow, Common Whitethroat. Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Green Woodpecker
Wainfleet
Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 124 Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat
Willow Tree Fen
Common Crane, Osprey

20/08/2023
Anderby Creek
7 Black Tern
Anderby Marsh
Little Stint
Black Bank
3 Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Marsh Harrier, Common Whitethroat
East Halton Skitter
59 Avocet, 29 Stock Dove, 2650 Black-tailed Godwit, Pink-footed Goose, 2 Yellow-tailed Gull, Red Knot, 85 Golden Plover, Water Rail,10 Shelduck, Whinchat
Gibraltar Point
Great White Egret, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint
Frampton Marsh
Black Stork
Trent Port
5 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret, 2 Raven, Common Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat
Winter's Pond
Cuckoo, 3 Little Egret, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 340 Greylag Goose, 16 Little Grebe, 374 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 5 Barn Swallow, 25 Mute Swan, Great Spotted Woodpecker,

19/08/2023
Baston Fen
Wood Sandpiper
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Black Tern
Cleethorpes
98 Dunlin, 720 Black-headed Gull, 418 Common Gull, 58 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull,148 Ringed Plover, Arctic Skua, 87 Common Tern, 148 Sandwich Tern, 2 Wheatear
Cress Marsh
7 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 50 Linnet, 12 Yellow Wagtail
Churchill to Brickyard Lane
5 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Sand Martin, Sparrowhawk, 4 Swallow, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Fillingham
Spotted Flycatcher

A Spotted Flycatcher at Fillingham - Image © Colin Scott

Frampton Marsh
Garganey, 8 Spotted Redshank, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 38 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 6 Little Stint, Black Stork
Gibraltar Point
Dunlin, Pied Flycatcher, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 9 Black Tern
Huttoft
Pied Flycatcher, 5 Black Tern
Kirton Marsh
Cattle Egret
Moulton Marsh
Black Stork

18/08/2023
Anderby Creek
Cory's Shearwater
Baston & Langtoft Pits
6 Black Tern
Chapel Point
Cory's Shearwater

The Cory's Shearwater that did a tour of the Lincs Coast this morning - Image © James Siddle

Frampton Marsh
Kentish Plover, 12 Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 40 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 4 Little StintBlack Tern
Gibraltar Point
Pied Flycatcher, Cory's Shearwater
North Rauceby
15 Grey Partridge, 7 Red-legged Partridge
Swanpool Cow-fields
Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher in the bushes at Swanpool cow-fields - Image © Chris Grimshaw

Sutton on Sea
Red-throated Diver, 62 Gannet, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 19 Guillemot, 7 Kittiwake, 170 Red Knot, 2 Razorbill, 139 Common Scoter, Cory's Shearwater, Arctic Skua, Great Skua, 5 Long-tailed Skua, Pomarine Skua, 30 Common Tern, 160 Sandwich Tern, 4 Turnstone
Wolla Bank
Cory's Shearwater

17/08/2023
Cleethorpes
200 Red Knot, 10 Grey Plover, Wheatear
Frampton Marsh 
11 Greenshank, Little Gull, Merlin, 4 Spotted Redshank, Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 37 Spoonbill, 6 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Whinchat
Gibraltar Point
Wood Sandpiper, Probable Sooty Shearwater, 22 Spoonbill, Long-tailed Skua, Black Tern
Manby Flash
21 Avocet, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe
Tetney Lock
2 Goosander, Little Grebe, Kestrel, Kingfisher, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Whimbrel

16/08/2023
Cleethorpes
50 Curlew, 7 Dunlin, 100 Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Red Knot, 1000 Oystercatcher, 10 Grey Plover, 100 Ringed Plover, 5 Sanderling, Common Sandpiper, 150 Common Tern, 100 Sandwich Tern, 10 Pied Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 1100 Black-tailed Godwit, 2+ Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, 4 Kingfisher, 15 Spotted Redshank, 70+ Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk, 34 Spoonbill,  2 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Black Stork, Whinchat, Whooper Swan
Rimac
3 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
2700 Black-headed Gull, 96 Ringed Plover, 49 Common Tern, Roseate Tern, 57 Sandwich Tern
Sutton on Sea
47 Gannet, Red-necked Grebe, Little Gull, 765 Guillemot, 50 Kittiwake, 85 Oystercatcher, 120 Razorbill, 21 Common Scoter, 6 Black Tern, 860 Common Tern, 210 Sandwich Tern, 14 Whimbrel

15/08/2023
Anderby Creek & Marsh
Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Red-backed Shrike, Little Stint
Barkston
Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, Willow Warbler
Fillingham
2 Marsh Harrier, 10 Whimbrel
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Merlin, Pintail, Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Arctic Skua, 34 Spoonbill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point 
27 Spoonbill
Swanpool Cow-fields
2 Spotted Flycatcher

One of the two Spotted Flycatchers in the Swanpool cowfields - Image © Andy Sims

RAF Wainfleet
4 Blackcap, Great White Egret, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 33000 Red Knot, Red-necked Phalarope, 800 Common Tern, 143 Willow Warbler, Green Woodpecker

14/08/2023
Mablethorpe
2 Curlew Sandpiper, Roseate Tern

13/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
9 Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 27 Spoonbill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
7 Spoonbill
Sutton on Sea
13 Black-tailed Godwit, 352 Black-headed Gull, 54 Common Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 40 Kittiwake, 37 Oystercatcher, 3 Shelduck, 9 Swallow, 15 Teal, 269 Common Tern, Little Tern

12/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Wood Sandpiper
Anderby Creek
Red-backed Shrike
Anderby Marsh
Cattle Egret, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper
Dunsby Fen
Common Quail
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, 3 Greenshank, Hobby, Pintail, 9 Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper,, 18 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt , 3 Little Stint, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel
Freiston Shore
300+ Sand Martin
Gibraltar Point
Black Tern
Willow Tree Fen
2 Bittern, Peregrine Falcon, 7+ Marsh Harrier, 6+ Kestrel, 19 House Martin, Merlin, 140 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Woodpecker

11/08/2023
Anderby Marsh
Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint
Churchill Lane
158 Curlew, 17 Common Tern, 168 Sandwich Tern
Frampton Marsh
7 Spotted Redshank, 18 Spoonbill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, Black Stork

Freiston Shore
2 Wood Sandpiper, Black Stork
Louth
7 Swift
Market Rasen
11 Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
Tetney Lock
Curlew, Goosander, Kingfisher, 2 House Martin, 20 Redshank, 5 Common Sandpiper
Willow Tree Fen
Osprey (high over)

10/08/2023
Cleethorpes
Kittiwake

Kittiwake on the beach at Cleethorpes - Image © Nick Coulbeck

Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Greenshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 2 Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, 12 Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
Avocet, Dunlin, Gannet, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover,  Spotted Redshank, Arctic Skua, 11 Spoonbill, Barn Swallow, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern
North Killingholme
Caspian Gull
Saltfleetby NNR
Osprey
Willow Tree Fen
Bittern, 12 Buzzard, 5 Common Crane, Peregrine Falcon, 8 Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 3 Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 150+ Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat

09/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
2 Curlew Sandpiper, 22 Spoonbill, 4 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Osprey
Willow Tree Fen
Osprey
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
3 Little Ringed Plover, Wheatear

08/08/2023
Alkborough
Wood Sandpiper, 16 Spoonbill
Frampton Marsh
Short-eared Owl, Wood Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, 3 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
11 Spoonbill
Pinchbeck
Common Quail
Rimac
Osprey
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl

07/08/2023
Cress Marsh
5 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Grey Heron, Kestrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Shoveler
Digby Fen
Great White Egret, Red Kite, Grey Partridge
Frampton Marsh
2 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint
Rimac
Wheatear
Saltfleetby
Short-eared Owl
Usselby Plantation
5 Siskin (Ad + 2 Juv), Great Spotted Woodpecker
Whisby
5 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret, 4 Egyptian Goose, Grey Heron, 200+ Lapwing

06/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Garganey, Short-eared Owl, 10 Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, c 20 Spoonbill, 4 Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Little Gull, 3 Short-eared Owl
Huttoft
Storm Petrel
North Rauceby
Buzzard, Grey Partridge
Sutton on Sea
34 Gannet, 8 Kittiwake, 8 Grey Plover, 300 Common Scoter, Arctic Skua, 27 Teal, Arctic Tern, 38 Common Tern, 810 Sandwich Tern
Tetney Lock
2 Goosander, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail

Two Goosander at Tetney Lock - Image © Jim Wright

Trent Port
Kingfisher, 2 Raven, Stonechat, Green Woodpecker
Willow Tree Fen
11 Common Crane, Osprey

05/08/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Greater Scaup, Arctic Tern
Frampton Marsh
Short-eared Owl, 18 Spoonbill
Willow Tree Fen
11 Common Crane

04/08/2023
Brickyard Lane
15 Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 12 Oystercatcher, 5 Arctic Skua, Whimbrel
Cleethorpes
90 Black-tailed Godwit
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull, 2 Short-eared Owl, 8 Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, 21 Spoondill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Temminck's Stint
Gibraltar Point
40000 Red Knot, 10 Arctic Skua, 5 Spoonbill
Louth
100 Swift
Sutton on Sea
420 Sandwich Tern
RAF Wainfleet
Short-eared Owl
Rimac
Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpiper
Saltfleetby
Little Gull
Trent Port
3 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 9 Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, 15 Swift, Treecreeper, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Green Woodpecker

03/08/2023
Cleethorpes
Common Sandpier, 3 Arctic/Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
62 Greenshank, Mediterranean Gull, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 27 Spoonbill. 4 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Black Tern, 3 Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Spotted Redshank 3, Wood Sandpiper, 5 Spoonbill
Mablethorpe
Roseate Tern
Willow Tree Fen
10 Common Crane

02/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
12 Spotted Redshank, 21 Spoonbill, 9 Black-winged Stilt, Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
9 Spoonbill
Willow Tree Fen
10 Common Crane

01/08/2023
Alkborough
Wood Sandpiper
Digby Fen
8 Collared Dove, 5 c Kestrel, Barn Owl
Frampton Marsh
Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Marsh Harrier, Red Knot, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Redshank, 3 Spoonbill, c6 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, Black Tern
Gibraltar Point
3 Wood Warbler
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
14 Cormorant, Gannet, 680 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull 176, 42 Great Black-backed Gull, 33 Herring Gull, 26 Shelduck, 2 Arctic Skua, 7 Common Tern, 41 Sandwich Tern, 11 Whimbrel
Toft Newton
Caspian Tern
Willow Tree Fen 
10 Common Crane

31/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
3 Spotted Redshank, 14 Spoonbill, 2 Little Stint
Freiston Shore
Wood Sandpiper
Middlemarsh Farm
Cattle Egret
Rimac
Wood Sandpiper
Toft Newton 
Caspian Tern
Trent Port
2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Peregrine Falcon, 28 House Martin, 24 Swift, Treecreeper, Reed Warbler, Green Woodpecker

30/07/2023
Far Ings
Bearded Tit
Frampton Marsh
Short-eared Owl, 24 Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt, Black Tern
Lincs Coast
Marsh Warblers (thought to be breeding on the Coast - finally confirmed today)

Marsh Warblers on the Lincs Coast - Image © James Siddle

29/07/2023
Fillingham
Goosander (over)
Frampton Marsh
Black-winged Stilt
Freiston Shore
850 Curlew, 26 Eider, 300 Redshank, 350 Sandwich Tern, 20 Whimbrel
Mablethorpe
Caspian Gull
Red Hill
Common Quail
Trent Port
10 Goosander (over N), 50 House Martin, Raven, Yellow Wagtail

28/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull, Great White Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Spotted Redshank. 23 Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt
Langtoft
Osprey
Messingham
Bittern, 2 Buzzard, Hobby, Kestrel, Kingfisher, 200 Lapwing, Osprey, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern
Red Hill
Common Quail
Sea View
Wood  Sandpiper
Winters Pit
Pink-footed Goose, Wheatear

27/07/2023
Anderby Creek
Black Tern
Far Ings
10 Bearded Tit, 4 Great  Crested Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier
Frampton Marsh
2 Spotted Redshank, 5 Spoonbill
Manby Wetlands
c20 Avocet, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper
Saltfleetby St Peter
Alpine Swift
Sutton on Sea
Gannet, Goldeneye, Guillemot, Kittiwake, Oystercatcher, Razorbill, Common Scoter, Arctic Skua, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, c 310 Swallow, 3 Swift, Teal, Tufted Duck, Whimbrel

26/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
Corn Bunting, Great White Egret, 16 Greenshank, 3 Red Knot, 10 Black-winged Stilt, Whimbrel

Black-winged Stilt at Frampton Marsh - Image © Darren Chapman

Mablethorpe
Caspian Gull

25/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull, 4 Spotted Redshank, 19 Spoonbill, Little Stint, Whooper Swan
Gibraltar Point
Osprey
Ingoldmells
Caspian Gull
Mablethorpe
Caspiain Gull

24/07/2023
Frampton Marsh 
Great White Egret, 6 Spotted Redshank, 16 Spoonbill, 10 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint
Novartis Ings
36 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Caspian Gull, Whimbrel
Reads Island
3 Ruddy Shelduck

23/07/2023
Cress Marsh
12 Little Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 25 Swift
Frampton Marsh
10 Black-winged Stilt, 14 Spoonbill, 2 Little Stint, Black Tern
Witham End
Roseate Tern

22/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
400 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Red Knot, 4 Spotted Redshank, 10 Black-winged Stilt
Freiston Skore
350 Curlew, 6 Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, 6 Whimbrel
Langtoft
Osprey

21/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
16 Spoonbill, Little Stint, 9 Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Little Stint
Messingham
2 Buzzard, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker

20/07/2023
Alkborough Flats
18 Spoonbill
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Wood Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Garganey, Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, 18 Spoonbill, 10 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
4 Spotted Redshank, 2 Little Stint
Messingham
Great White Egret, Pink-footed Goose, Hobby, Osprey, Treecreeper
Whitton
Ruddy Shelduck

19/07/2023


18/07/2023
Black Bank
Buzzard, 7 Common Gull, 2 Kestrel, 50 Feral Pigeon, 60 Swift, Yellow Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
Corn Bunting, Kingfisher, 250 Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 13 Spoonbill, 10 Black-winged Stilt, 39 Common Tern, 3 Bearded Tit
Gibraltar Point
Little Gull, 4 Spoonbill
Teal Lake
Garganey, Whimbrel

17/07/2023
Alkborough
17 Spoonbill
Frampton Marsh
120 Dunlin, 1200 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 23 Greenshank, 7 Spotted Redshank, 32 Ruff, 5 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 13 Spoonbill, 11 Black-winged Stilt,  American Wigeon
Job's Lane
9 Little Egret, c24 Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, Redshank, Oystercatcher
Saltfleetby
Caspian Gull

16/07/2023
Boultham Mere
Barn Owl
Cress Marsh
7 Little Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 9 Lapwing, 5 Meadow Pipit, 7 Little Ringed Plover
Frampton Marsh
5 Spotted Redshank, 12 Spoonbill, 10 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, American Wigeon
Gibraltar Point
Spotted Redshank, c10800 Common Swift

15/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
11 Spoonbill, 10 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Wood Sandpiper, 2 Spoonbill

14/07/2023
Brickyard Lane
5 Little Egret, 12 Gannet, 23 Sanderling, 90 Common Scoter, 17 Sandwich Tern
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull, Spotted Redshank, 3 Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
5 Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 9 Spoonbill
Red Hill
Quail
Whisby
Wood Sandpiper

13/07/2023
Brickyard Lane
15 Gannet, 3 Razorbill, 70 Common Scoter
Gibraltar Point
Redwing, 5 Spoonbill
Nebraska Wetlands
3 Buzzard, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little-ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper. 2 Sparrowhawk, Common Tern

12/07/2023
Boston
Red Kite
Brickyard Lane
15 Curlew, 11 Dunlin, 270 Black-headed Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 9 Ringed Plover, 17 Redshank, 50 Common Scoter, 8 Sandwich Tern, 4 Whimbrel
Frampton Marsh 
Garganey, Osprey, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 10 Black-winged Stilt
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiper
Messingham
c3 Hobby, 100+ Lapwing, House Martin, Sand Martin, Swallow, Redshank, 2 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper

A distant hobby at Messingham (heavily cropped) = Image © Chris Grimshaw

11/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
Peregrine Falcon, Mediterranean Gull, Hobby, Spotted Redshank, 10 Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Wood Sandpiper
Manby Wetlands
40 Avocet, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 7 Green Sandpiper, Snipe

10/07/2023
Alkborough Flats
12 Spoonbill
Frampton Marsh
3+ Black-winged Stilt, American Wigeon
Gibraltar Point
210 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Mediterranean Gull, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 6 Spoonbill, 200 Swift, 2 Little Tern, 200 Sandwich Tern, 2 Grasshopper Warbler
Messingham
Spotted Flycatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, Hobby, 2 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 7 Shelduck, 9 Teal, Cetti's Warbler
Saltfleetby
Caspian Tern
Whisby (Teal Lake)
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow that was briefly present on Teal Lake - Image © Ben Ward

09/07/2023
Anderby Marsh
4 Wood Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Mediterranean Gull, 9 Spoonbill, 39 Common Tern, 8 Bearded Tit, American Wigeon, Green Woodpecker
Gibraltar Point
Arctic Tern
Tetney Lock
Corn Bunting, Yellow Wagtail

08/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
Red-necked Phalarope, 4 Spotted Redshank, 12 Spoonbill, 3 Black-winged Stilt, American Wigeon
Lincoln 
58 Jackdaw
Skidbrooke
40 Curlew, 2 Grey Partridge

07/07/2023
Black Bank
Buzzard, 24 Swift
Frampton Marsh
Red-necked Phalarope, 2 Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 7 Spoonbill, American Wigeon
Gibraltar Point
Wood Sandpiper
Novartis Ings
Spoonbill
Scotterthorpe
2 Buzzard, 2 Swallow
Tetney Lock
Corn Bunting, Common Sandpiper
Tuetoes
14 House Martin, Sparrowhawk

06/07/2023
Anderby Marsh
Wood Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Red-necked Phalarope, 4 Spotted Redshank, 8 Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
Wood Sandpiper, Caspian Tern
Pywipe
Caspian Gull

05/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
6 Spoonbill, Red-necked Phalarope, c9 Black-winged Stilt 

One of the chicks born to the first pair of Black-winged Stilts that raised a brood at Frampton Marsh - Image © Ian Misselbrook

Manby Wetlands
c48 Avocet, c52 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Shelduck, Swift
Sutton on Sea
c 10 Curlew, c20 Gannet, 2 Guillemot, Kestrel, Puffin, c64 Common Scoter, Swift, c 15 Sandwich Tern

04/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
400 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Greenshank, 15 Mediterranean Gull, Red-necked Phalarope, Little Ringed Plover, 9 Spotted Redshank, 40 Ruff, 4 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 9 Spoonbill, 9/10 Black-winged Stilt, Cetti's Warbler
Louth
Peregrine Falcon
Manby Wetlands
6 Avocet, 110 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 48 Teal
Willow Tree Fen
Bittern, Common Crane, Marsh Harrier, Hobby

03/7/2023
Frampton Marsh
9 Spoonbill, 6+ Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
3 Wood Sandpiper
Job's Lane
2 Little Egret, Barn Owl, 6 Pochard, Swallow, 20+ Swift, Green Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker

02/07/2023
Cress Marsh
4 Little Egret, 2 Linnet, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Yellow Wagtail
Fillingham
Cuckoo
Frampton Marsh
Spotted Redshank, 7 Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
7 Spoonbill, Wood Sandpiper
Swanpool
Swallow

Young Swallow awaitng food, Swanpool cow-fields - Image © Andy Sims

01/07/2023
Frampton Marsh
Corn Bunting, Cuckoo, 600 Black-tailed Godwit. Mediterranean Gull, Merlin, 4 Spotted Redshank, Common Sandpiper,  Green Sandpiper, 7 Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt ((4 juveniles, 1 adult female)
Gibraltar Point
3 Spotted Redshank, 5 Spoonbill

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

Cuckoo at RAF Woodhall Spa - Image © Russell Hayes

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