The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Hi,

Glossy Ibis - Middle Scrape
Spoonbill - Middle Scrape
24 species of wader by 9am* including;
Curlew Sandpiper - 2
Little Stint - 2
Wood Sandpiper - 4
Also 6 Turtle Doves

John

*Here's a challenge - can anyone beat that here or at another site in a day this autumn?!

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Contact: recorder_south@lincsbirdclub.co.uk

The number of species, or the time?
I would struggle with either!!

Best of luck
Martin Francis

Popped up for about an hour this evening (wet grassland only):-

Dunlin x c1300
Snipe x c25
Knot x 12
Wood Sandpiper x 5
Green Sandpiper x 3
Curlew Sandpiper x 2
Common Sandpiper x 2
Little Ringed Plover x 1

Birds were still dropping in as I left. I didn't even try to count the Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank or Ruff. Got a feeling something might crop up tomorrow. We're about due a Pectoral Sandpiper or a White-rumped Sandpiper. Wouldn't mind if the Black-winged Pratincole found its way back onto the Lincs side of The Wash either!

Either way, with High Tide at 0820 tomorrow, I reckon an early birder might be able to rise to Mr Badley's challenge if they decided to have a stab.

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"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue."

Patch YTD: 155

Oops, realise I can't count, it was 25 species on Monday. 24 this morning (didn't see Sanderling);
Wood Sandpiper - 7
Common Sandpiper - 4
Green Sandpiper - 15
Turnstone - 1
Whimbrel - 2
Curlew - 15
Black-tailed Godwit - 1500
Bar-tailed Godwit - 2
Redshank - 50
Spotted Redshank - 1
Greenshank - 4
Dunlin - 600
Curlew Sandpiper - 3
Little Stint - 3
Ruff - 40
Snipe - 40
Oystercatcher - 4
Ringed Plover - 40
Little Ringed Plover - 6
Golden Plover - 1
Grey Plover - 2
Knot - 100
Avocet - 25
Lapwing - 40

Also Spoonbill - 2

John

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Contact: recorder_south@lincsbirdclub.co.uk

I must be a failure as I only found 17 species of wader
Here is a taster of Frampton today
curlew sandpiper 3
wood sandpiper 3
green sandpiper 4
knot 4
spotted redshank 6
redshank 40
golden plover 3
turnstone 1
little ringed plover 6
ringed plover 10
avocet c70
lapwing c300
ruff c65
snipe 23
dunlin c1000
black tailed godwit c2000 {perhaps many more)
common sandpiper 8
spoonbill 3
glossy ibis 1
swift 2
swallow c200
little egret 33
grey heron 5
moorhen 60
coot 100
mallard c300
gadwall 12
great crested grebe 8
yellow wagtail c25
pied wagtai c30
shoveler 10
wigeon 10
teal 2
tufted duck 12
shelduck c32
common tern 14
brent goose 8
canada goose c60
greylag c36
kestrel 2
black headed gull c500
lesser black backed gull 8
reed warbler 12
sedge warbler 6
linnet c30
wood pigeon c50
cormorant 16
pheasant 2
skylark 12
meadow pipit 9
mute swan 25
starling c250