The Lincolnshire Bird Club

26 White fronted Geese in fields behind sea wall, there were 6 in another field but they flew off, 6 very wary Barnacle Geese associating with the fitties Brent flock are not from the Clee feral flock thus are deemed to be wild birds, a covey of 15 Grey Partridge nearby.
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Great Grey Shrike by the Crown and Anchor pub at Tetney Lock per Steve Meek.

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Regards, DJB. http://bradderscleebirding.blogspot.co.uk/

1.15 16th Nov 2011

Great Grey Shrike giving good views in bushes overlooking the river

Rich

I was at Tetney Lock today (Wed) from 11.15 -12.50pm. On my arrival, Roy and Linda Harvey plus Tetney birders Eddie Shone and Brian were already watching the Shrike in the Hawthorns alongside the Canal near "The Crown and Anchor". The bird stayed more or less in view for the whole of my visit. I had excellent views throughout, especially from the Canal Bank with the Shrike perched quite close and unconcernedly in a Hawthorn on the opposite bank.......in fact it had flown towards me.

Plus c. 200 Pink-footed Geese which flew over our heads, NE.

Freddy

Freddy, at the time you met us at Tetney I had not looked at the reported 'Whooper Swans' in the nearby field.
When I got the 'scope on them later I established that there were two adult and two juvenile Whoopers and three Bewicks. Brian Hydes, who birds a lot in the area, said that the Whoopers had been around for a while but the Bewicks were recent arrivals.

Roy

Roy,
Due to the undulating nature of the field with its several folds often hiding some of the Swans, I only later discovered Mute Swan there, too.

What Brian says backs up my (lengthy) chat, after you and Linda had left, with the owner of that delightful detached house by the Canal backing onto the field. He said that some new Swans had arrived recently in the field. He also mentioned that he'd had Waxwings in his garden last winter but none to report (so far) this autumn.

He was delighted when I handed him my binoculars to view the Shrike perched in a Hawthorn just across the Canal from his garden.

Pleased to meet up with you and Linda again and to have the Shrike pointed out to me on my arrival.

Freddy