The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Alkborough - 07.30-11.10.
1st winter Wilson's Phalorope(Distant views,and in difficult light).
15 Curlew Sandpiper(1 adult,14 juv's).
4 Little Stint(all juv's).
3 juv. Peregrine(Brilliant views,putting the frighteners up the local birds,but seemed to be more interested in chasing each other).
5 Little Egret
1 juv. Wheatear

Worlaby Carrs - 12.15-4.10
22 Common Buzzard
6 Marsh Harrier(4 juv's,2nd cal yr. male and adult female)
8 Kestrel
2 juv. Hobby(Including one which showed well,hawking dragonflies to the south of the car park).
1 Kingfisher
1 juv. Merlin
50 Linnet
120 Goldfinch


Regards

Steve,with Chris Atkin and Dave Wright.

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Another visit to Worlaby this morning from 06.15-11.10,produced much the same as yesterday apart from 4 Green Sandpipers and a Spotted Flycatcher,and also a flock of Pinkies heard calling in the early morning fog,but not seen,my first of the autumn.


Regards


Steve.

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21.09

Called on way home [from the north bank after my first Goshawk for quite a few years see report in Non Lincs section] got there at 17.30 and left at 18.00. Saw very little in the way of birds and people [one guy was parked up as we left].

Marsh Harrier - 1
Goldfinch - 60
Grey Heron - 1
Mallard - 21 [over]
Mute Swan - 2
Linnet - 30

Regards

John/Max

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Hi john,if you where popping in to see the Short-eared Owls,they have not been coming out until after 6.00 pm most days,and have been hunting the far side of the wet field to the south of the car park,along the edge of the long wood,and can be distant,so next time you visit,look in this area,and you might see them.


Regards


Steve

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Hi Steve,

Just realised I didn't say where I called but I'm sure everyone knew I meant Worlaby. No I didn't call to see the SEO but my favourite raptor which is the Marsh Harrier. As I was driving towards the railway I said the only bird we are guaranteed to see is the MH, and blow me one was flying up the track from Elsham way, but never came past us. Thanks for the info anyway.

Cheers

John

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Would be interested in the reasons for why the Wilson's Phalarope was a first-winter?

Have read your comment,and since looked again at the photo's you posted on your blog,and think i may of made a mistake in ageing the phalorope as a first winter,after looking at several wader i.d. books including the excellant american Shorebird guide,it looks more like a winter/non-breeding plumaged adult.Would be interested in your comments,as you obviously got closer to the bird than the rest of us



Regards


Steve

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15 - all

terry whalin

Graham would never get closer than the rest of us would he, or trespass ?

Dean...

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Oh well played sir, what a shot !!! 30 - 15,

terry whalin

YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!!!,THE BALL WAS CLEARLY OUT!!!CHALK DID NOT FLY!!!!

the uniform grey mantle, scapulars and lack of clear cut tertial fringes along with the subdued head pattern convinced me it was an adult having seen lots of juvs and adults in Canada last year; and I could see that from 800m -- you chaps may need some new optics
it would probably have come closer if I had had a recording available but that would have been unethical --

Oh well, some of us havn't got a spare couple of grand lying about to spend on new optical equipment,so i will just have to make do. .

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having also seen lots of wilsons in arizona mine were all fresh spring birds and not having seen the bird or the photos could not possibly comment. I applaud such detail from extreme range i am afraid i would have to digiscope and then get the detail from images on my plc.
My older eyes are not as keen as they used to be and my memory storage tank seems to be full
and certainly could not remember all the detail required in the field.
So i would have to spend loads on photo equipment to be certain of such facts and my pension does not run to that, so i will be content just with species id till my memory fails further then i will become totally befuddled and become a premature silver lister.

terry whalin

So whats the final score??I dont wanna brag,but i did notice the lack of tertial fringes because i tresspassed.ok im joking shorebirds yeh ive got it,dont seem too good,whats the best guide for waders now?/i think a good book from the past on waders is"waders of britain and europe with north africa and the middle east"by,peter colston and philip burton,hodder and stoughton 1988,it is excellent,it descibes adult winter thus;uniform pale grey and almost pure white below,legs becoming yellow,,juvenile,similair to winter adult,but upper parts more brownish,with extensive buff fringes.underparts white,with sides of the breast washed buff.-the colour plates in this book are really accurate,ive had this book from new in 1988,i think its good for its time and still good today.