The Lincolnshire Bird Club

141013 0700 to 1800

Another well busy day with lots of birds around all day. Spent the first 2 hours in Mere Hide but no sign of yesterday’s Spotted Crake. Following records are all North of Mill Pond Road including Aylmer clearing, Measure’s, Mead’s, Shoveler’s and north of North building. Vismig was occurring all day with finches and thrushes still going over at 5.30pm

Redwing (2500) birds in East Dunes all day, all over the place
Fieldfare (250)
Blackbird (300)
Song Thrush (80)
Mistle Thrush 14S
Ring Ouzel 30 minimum
Goldfinch (120)S
Brambling (90)S
Chaffinch (40)S
Linnet (20)S
Siskin (50)S
Redpoll (10)S
Reed Bunt (10)S
Crossbill 3 North Car Park
Skylark (100)S
Swallow 5N
Rock Pipit (20)S
Mipit (20)S
Goldcrest (80)
Robin (120)
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 (Hawthorn middle of Measure’s late pm)
Chiffchaff 18
Blackcap 3
Redstart 1
GS Pecker 1
Sprawk 4
Kestrel 1
Snipe 2S
Woodcock 2 Measure’s
Kingfisher 1 Shoveler’s
Great Grey Shrike 3?? 1S though Measure’s early on. 1 Sleeper Track. 1 behind Field Station

Mere

White-rumped Sandpiper. Juv present from 1400 to 1800 at least
Blackwit 9
Dunlin 10
Jack Snipe 1
Greenshank 1
Whimbrel 1 over late pm
Stonechat 1W male in corner near Mill Pond Road late pm
Barn Owl 2
Tawny Owl (h) in SF

Sea Watch for 30 mins from 5pm produced
Leach’s Petrel 1N
Little Gull 2 ads N
Gannet 4N
Common Scoter 3N

Regards

Nige

Hi Nige,

Only addition to your very impressive list is a Yellow-browed Warbler, feeding in the sycamores to the rear of the Yacht Building at the start of the cycle track.

Cheers,

David Cohen

Two Richard's Pipits were on the marsh east of the Sleeper Track

And a red-breasted fly was seen in the sycamore clump at the northern boundary of the Reserve off Drake Road. Also woodlark on the saltings nearby (per John Nicholson)

No sign of the RBF at 5.15.

Kev

Also a grey phal reported on Birdlines etc for Gib today apparently in the south west corner of the Reserve - any more news on this bird appreciated - thanks

Kev

So interesting images on the http://gibraltarpointbirdobservatory.bl ... -2013.html website...

Including common redpoll and a fistful of ouzels....

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