The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Seawatch from 0730 to 1000
Brent Goose 235 S. All small groups, biggest one 14 strong
Wigeon 42 S
Common Scoter 34 most S
R T Diver 3 N
Diver sp 3 N
G N Diver 1. Landed on sea, showed well then resumed S
Bonxie 1 N
R B Merg 2 S
Gannet 18 most S
Grey Heron 2 in off
Starling 190 in off
Merlin 1 N
Shelduck 22 S
Teal 26 most S
Eider 21 N
Goldeneye 3 S
Cormorant 121 offshore
Wood Pigeon 170 N

Regards

Nige

I had another hour looking at the sea this afternoon, at slack low water, and in addition to what I saw with Nige this morning:

Brents - continuing to pass S in small flocks
Bonxie - 3 N
C Scoter - 36 s
Long tailed Duck - 1s
R.B.Merganser - 3 on sea
R.T.Diver - 6 on sea
G.N.Diver - no further sign
Peregrine - 1 imm on sand bank eating prey

Also of interest this afternoon was a Pallas Warbler in Buckthorn - this could have been the bird that was ringed this morning but I couldn't get a decent view of the legs.

Fairly good coverage of the south end of the reserve today too - additional sightings;

firecrest
chiffchaff 6
sibe chiffchaff - 2 (good candidates!) together - one calling
woodcock 5
ring ouzel
snow bunting
stonechat
lesser whitethroat (apparently looked like a standard individual)

and about an hour before dusk my other half called me to say that a yellow-browed warbler was coming to the garden pond. Sure enough it was one - although a dull bird, with poor med cov wing bar.

Cheers

Kev