The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Any more information about the Greater Yellowlegs, reported this evening from Baston & Langtoft pits?

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Regards,

Andy.

there 18:05 - 18:25. Flew in from the NW calling, fed a bit, preened, then flew SW. Didn't seem too settled.

Still shaking.

How ironic after my post on the "private site" thread two days ago... photos to follow.

Quality find Josh, and looking forward to seeing the pics. Unless the photos or yourself can say otherwise, i'd imagine it was the Freiston/Gib bird. Which raises the question of where its been for the past few months. On the Wash maybe? Or travelling around the North Sea coast? Whatever, its a great bird that refuses to be pinned down anywhere for long!

that's huge squared; do you want to take over the rare-ometer?

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Dr Alexander C. Lees
Lecturer in tropical ecology
Manchester Metropolitan University

Lab Associate
Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Cornell University

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@Alexander_Lees

Hmmm,not had any quality rares at Freiston for a while now------(hope that works)

Thanks Paul.

Hmm - personally (although it was an adult), I reckon it may well be a different individual. It arrived from the NW after a rain shower, and soon departed high SW. Although it could well be the Frieston individual, I got a strong sense that this bird was actively migrating, and called in after the shower for a brief preen/feed.

Of course, it could be the Gib bird that went north and is back on its way south again, but the chances of this are surely very slim. Recent weather conditions may also suggest that it could be a different bird, with a decent arrival of nearctic species.

One of the reasons it left BLGP so quickly was probably the vicious Moorhens that were also frequenting the mud it was on and attacked it on occasion - it did fly off once and came back!

Hi Josh.

You could well be right, and considering its now in Hampshire (that HAS to be the same bird, right ), it seems to be on the move in the right direction. Whether its the same bird or not, it doesn't detract from it being a great find! You can probably count inland Greater Yellowlegs on one hand. I can only think of the Ouse Washes bird, but theres probably a couple more.

Cheers,

Paul

the couple more:

1949 Essex Abberton Reservoir, 28th to 31st July. British Birds 43: 130-131; Hudson & Pyman, 1968; Cox, 1984

1948 Northamptonshire Northampton Sewage-farm, adult, seen, 21st to 22nd August. F. K. Boston, E. H. Lousley & B. W. Tucker, British Birds 42: 155-157; Taylor, 1959

and Abberton is practically the coast anyway....

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Dr Alexander C. Lees
Lecturer in tropical ecology
Manchester Metropolitan University

Lab Associate
Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Cornell University

http://www.freewebs.com/alexlees/index.htm
@Alexander_Lees

I'd certainly agree there - and the whole 3 (4?) previous inland records just hits it home really - I really ought to start moaning about the lack of birds more often!

Thanks to those who have offered congratulations... it has finally sunk in!