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Author:  Steve Lovell [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 6:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Around Lincoln - Hartsholme / Blackmoor / Whisby .

Just a couple of visits to local sites today produced the following sightings ;-

Hartsholme Lake - 9 Little egrets roosting on the Island

Blackmoor Bridge - The recent rain has restored the water back up to normal winter levels.

3 Buzzards , 100 + Wigeon , 3 Mallard , 7 Teal , 3 Pied wagtails 31 Greylags.



Whisby Nature Park - Away from the Dogs , kids etc around the visitor centre area.

Willow Lake - Masses of Gadwall , Wigeon , Only 1 Great Crested Grebe seen , a small party of redwings in the trees .

Teal Lake - 7 GBB Gulls, 11 common Gulls , 3 Herring gulls, 2 female Goldeneye, 17 Cormorants , 11 shoveler, 11 mute swans , 27 Lapwing .

Grebe lake - Usual suspects - Teal 40 + , Tufted Duck 30+ Gadwall 30 + , Goldeneye 1 m +2 f,

Thorpe Lake Minimum of 9 Snipe on the islands in front of the 'Hut ' .

At all sites there seemed to be a distinct lack of passerines .

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