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Lincolnshire Birding - Saturday 22nd September 2007
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Author:  Graham Hardy [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Lincolnshire Birding - Saturday 22nd September 2007
Woke up to the distant calls of Tawny Owl and then picked up DP and we made our way Chapel Point were we stayed for nearly four hours sea watching. The best records being:-

Guillemot 44 - in a single pan on a flat sea.
Razorbill 6 - at least
Red-throated Diver 7 - five on the sea in another pan
Great Northern Divers 2 flying south
Arctic Skua 7
Gannet 55
Common Scotter 53 N
Sandwich Tern c25
Manx Shearwater 2
Wigeon 9
Arctic Tern 2
Wheatear 1F on the wall
Great Skua 1N
Pomerine Skua 1N
Cormorant 3

Then on to Gib Point 14:00 until 17:15

Night Heron 1S good views - thanks to Nige for help in finding it.
Greenshank 2
Little Stint 1
Curlew Sandpiper 11
Pintail 1F
Marsh Harrier 1Juv
Avocet still 4
Yellow Wagtail 1
Common Sandpiper H

Fish and chips at Coningsby and a Barn Owl to close with down Ruskington Fen.

A brilliant day dispite poor wind direction and a foggy start.
Graham Hardy & Derek Pell
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