The Lincolnshire Bird Club

What appears to be the 4th Buff-breasted Sand of the autumn briefly at Alkbrough on the 22nd before it flew off west and later relocated near Blacktoft

I am doing a short write up on Lincs records and status etc; below is the list of records which I have on file; if anyone has any knowledge of any records I may have missed please add them.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper;

1906 North Cotes Sept 20th 1906 shot by Caiton Haigh on the fitties

1975 Witham Mouth Sept 13th 1975

1981 Alkborough Flats juveniles Sept 3rd -14th 1981 first seen over Trent Falls August 31st

1982 Saltfleetby adult August 11th -16th 1982 photo in 1982 LBR BMClarkson

1989 Cleethorpes CP adult May 31st 1989

1995 Mogg’s Eye September 11th – 13th juvenile photo 1995 report
Donna Nook September 26th – 27th juvenile

1999 Nene Mouth August 12th

2001 Freiston Shore September 16th age?

2002 Gibraltar Point September 13th age?

2006 Alkborough Flats adult September 9th – 12th (photos)
2006 Donna Nook juvenile September 16th – 17th (photos)
2006 Covenham Reservoir juvenile October 10th – 12th (photos)
2006 Kenwick Top juvenile October 22nd (photos)

2007 Barton Chowder Ness adult July 30th same Read’s Island 31st
2007 Toft Newton juvenile September 4th - 5th
2007 Winteringham Haven juvenile September 17th
2007 Salfleetby age? September 20th
2007 Alkborough Flats juvenile September 22nd

I'll have to check my records, but the 16 Sept 2001 Freiston record could well relate to a 'possible' I had....
Looking over the lagoon with bins only - I saw what I thought was a buff-breast it was distant, so I marched around to get a closer look, but I was unable to relocate it! Therefore it was only a possible and I have not submitted a description to LBC. I'm not aware of any other records at Freiston since 2000.

Cheers,

JB