The Lincolnshire Bird Club

An evening circuit of the realignment area before a count of terns moving to roost. Highlights on the realignment section were 250 Teal, at least one Garganey, 60 Shelducks, 9 Avocets, Turnstone, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, 53 Dunlin, 26 Ruffs, 60 Redshanks, 2 Spotted Redshanks, 10 Greenshanks, 34 Common Snipe, 23 Little Egrets, 11 Cormorants and 2 Marsh Harriers. 2,100 Common Terns flew into the river to roost with 2,500 Black-headed, 1,000 Common and 800 Herring Gulls. Only 8 Sandwich Terns were seen. Also on the shore were 3,500 Knot, 620 Oystercatchers, 15 Curlews and 2 Whimbrels, while an Arctic Skua was harrying terns over the sea.

Heck of a good/interesting walk round Steve.

Not being blown to bits or drenched by the rain made a huge difference to the watching and counting conditions, Colin. The flies were bad, though.

Sounds like an enjoyable walk I'd like to take anytime soon Steve but are those flies really Mozzies please?

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Del.

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Yes, they are mosquitoes and there were even more of them tonight on the same walk. Met up with Kev Sparkes and highlights on the realignment section were 72 Redshanks, 15 Greenshanks, 3 Common Sandpipers, Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Avocets, 5 Ruffs, 7 Common Snipe, 270 Teal, Garganey, 40 Shelducks, 12 Little Egrets, 11 Cormorants, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, Common Buzzard and Kingfisher. Terns were already passing when we began watching the sea so only an incomplete count of ca. 800 Common Terns recorded.

OK i give in. Still want to visit but maybe around midday. Presumably the mozzies are less of an issue then?

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Del.

To err is human. To really louse things up takes a computer