The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Highlights from a walk around the realignment this pm:

1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv)
7 LRP
1 Black-tailed Godwit
3 Ruff
3 Whimbrel
4 Greenshank
1 Common Sandpiper
4 Common Snipe
1 Brent Goose
1 Marsh Harrier
2 Common Buzzard
2 Hobby - high over the realignment together
3 Peregrine - 2 juvs soaring together and the presumed summering adult sat on its favoured perch
1 Merlin - a blue/grey adult male (uncommon along our coast in comparison to the usual brown female/immature birds )
3 Arctic Skua - 3 dark phase birds south along the tideline
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Lesser Whitethroat

Regards

Chris

It was quiet at the south end earlier in the morning. A poor seawatch for one hour on the falling tide produced just 5 Teal north and 55 Sandwich Terns, one Common Tern and a Gannet south. Onland highlights were 3 Wheatears, juvenile Merlin, Marsh Harrier and Mediterranean Gull.

Today (25th) a short evening visit to the Stonebridge area in driving rain and poor visibility produced only 480 Oystercatchers, 4 Sandwich Terns, 5 Common Terns, Brent Goose and a Song Thrush.