The Lincolnshire Bird Club

A mixture of summer and winter birds today at Gibraltar Point
Waxwing 1 just three hundred yards south of the north car-park near a metal cattle grid
Whooper Swan a flock of 41. Settled on the sea for a while before carrying on to Norfolk. Other skeins were seen by Kev Wilson
Pink-footed goose 26 and an estimated 80
Redwing 25+
Water Rail 1
Spotted Redshank 2
Little Stint 1
Siskin 5 - how many others would I have got if I had the hearing and vision of Kev
Goldcrest 4 probably many more
Blackbird 37+
Goldfinch 62
Red-throated Diver 1
Little Egret 8
Marsh Harrier 2
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk 3 with two in the air together
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Golden Plover c500
Grey Plover 16
Curlew
Redshank
Knot 300
Turnstone 12
Sanderling 4
Oystercatcher 55
Shelduck 122
Bar-tailed Godwit 2
Black-tailed Godwit 54
Wigeon 10
Teal c80
Mallard 10
Moorhen 6
Brent Goose c400
Magpie 28
Cormorant 27
Reed Bunting 14
Skylark 6
Meadow Pipit c20
Stock Dove 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1

Mill Hill from 0730 to 1015 with KMW and RKW. Best day for Vismig at Gib this autumn I think!

Goldfinch 465S
Chaffinch 181S
Greenfinch 157S
Linnet 72S
Redpoll sp 56S
Siskin 54S
Brambling 42S
Reed Bunt 145S
Yellowhammer 4S
Tree Sparrow 47S
House Sparrow 7S
Rock Pipit 88S
Meadow Pipit 14S
Alba Wag 2S
Skylark 234S
Crossbill 3S
Rook 3S
Wood Pigeon 1580S
Stock Dove 7S
Starling 166S and 30 in/off
Redwing 6S
Fieldfare 2S
Whooper Swan 182S
Swallow 3S
House Martin 3S
RB Merg 3S
Goosander 1S
Sandwich Tern 1 offshore
Marsh Harrier 1S
Merlin 1 over NSM
Sprawk 1 in/off and 1 ED
Kestrel 1
Golden Plover (3000) over CM

2 Geese sp went south at first light. Probably Whitefronts

Regards

Nige

Visible Migration from the West Dunes 07:15 - 09:30 (Additional to Mill Hill counts). It always amazes me how different the counts can be just from being at different ends of the reserve (East Dunes and West Dunes).

Goldfinch 107S
Chaffinch 179S
Greenfinch 28S
Linnet 26S
Redpoll 119S
Siskin 41S
Brambling 111S
Reed Bunting 7S
Yellowhammer 2S
Tree Sparrow 67S
Meadow Pipit 23S
Alba Wagtail 3
Grey Wagtail 1S
Skylark 154S
Great Tit 10S
Long-tailed Tit 7S
Rook 5S
Collared Dove 4S
Starling 27S
Redwing 7S
Fieldfare 22S
Swallow 1S
WAXWING 1 (Same as Chris Grimshaw's bird)
Green Sandpiper 1S

Other bits on the reserve;
Ring Ouzel 1 (Per Barrie Wilkinson)
Stonechat 1 (Per Barrie Wilkinson)
Snow Bunting (Per Barrie Wilkinson)
Barn Owl 1
Short-eared Owl 1
Grey Partridge 2
Chiffchaff 5
Goldcrest 40
Sand Martin 1 Over the Mere this evening then flew south!!! (Unfortunately it wasn't a Crag Martin!)

Cheers,

Richard