The Lincolnshire Bird Club

The highlight of a two hour seawatch this morning was a fine 3rd cy Pomarine Skua leisurely flying north close inshore. The only other birds heading north were a Gannet and an Arctic Tern. Passing to the south were 37 Sandwich Terns, 12 Common Terns, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, a Little Gull, 2 Arctic Skuas, 2 Gannets, 3 Cormorants and 15 Common Scoters. Arriving from the sea and continuing SW inland were 50 Swallows, 10 Sand Martins, 84 Common Swifts and 2 Black Terns. The last fed along the flashes for a few minutes before continuing inland.

Waders included 660 Dunlin, 220 Sanderlings, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 95 Curlews, 87 Whimbrels, (the highest daily count since 1990), 3 Ringed Plovers, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 32 Knot, 6 Redshanks and 14 Grey Plovers. On the dunes were singles of Barn Owl, Turtle Dove and Cuckoo.

Further down the coast at Saltfleet Haven over the high tide this morning there was a good variety of waders but much smaller counts, 30 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 20 Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel and 5 Turnstone, most were sat upon the beach and also sat there was a juvenile Peregrine. A Little Tern was seen with a few Sandwich and Common Tern.
Geoff