The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Had a walk across the fields and mud on a real windy day to Boultham Mere
Virtually the first thing I saw was the bittern flying in from the oft and landing in the reeds beyond the raft
Other highlights were
willow tit 2 on the feeders
egyptian goose 2 in field to the left from the bridge over the catch water drain
lesser redpoll 12 close to the Mere (hardly saw one last year but have been regular small numbers in my garden since Christmas)
great spotted woodpecker 1 plus one in the garden this morning - first for several years
skylark 2
kestrel 1
gadwall 22
pochard 7
tufted duck
mallard 4
coot 28
black headed gull 22
common gull 2
great black backed gull 1
grey heron 1
cormorant 2