The Lincolnshire Bird Club

A few migrants were new in at the south end this morning. Totals were 13 Common Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, 6 Willow Warblers, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 5 Whinchats, Wheatear, Goldcrest, Tree Pipit, 10 Robins and 3 Yellow Wagtails. Other birds of note were 9 Long-tailed Tits, 10 Tree Sparrows, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Marsh Harriers, 10 Sandwich Terns, 5 Ruffs, 3 Green Sandpipers, Whimbrel and a Barn Owl.

Also a Pied Flycatcher in my garden this afternoon.

I think that you probably have the biggest garden list in the county Steve!

What is your current garden total - and what are the highlights?

Regards

Roy

It currently stands at 206 Roy. Of course it includes all fly-bys and fly-overs and certainly helps by being so big and not so far from the dunes. It has taken over forty years to accrue such a total. Highlights which I have recorded on only single occasions include Shag, Bittern, Cattle Egret, White Stork, Smew, Honey Buzzard, White-tailed Eagle, Red-footed Falcon, Dotterel (party of 11), Long-tailed Skua, Hoopoe, Bee-eater (party of 5), Shore Lark (party of 3), Wood Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Nutcracker. Other unusual species with at least two records are Montagu's Harrier, Rough-legged Buzzard, Osprey, Quail, Common Crane, Mediterranean Gull, Glaucous Gull, Wryneck, Richard's Pipit, Icterine Warbler, Barred Warbler, Pallas's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest, Golden Oriole, Red-backed Shrike, Great Grey Shrike and Hawfinch.

That is some list Steve!

Was the Nutcracker a fly-over?

Roy

An awesome tally!

If you decide to sell up, please can I have first refusal?

Yes Roy, the Nutcracker was a fly-by on 12th September 1976. Thanks Jim, your request is duly filed.