The Lincolnshire Bird Club

After becoming virtually hypothermic (and missing some good seabirds) last night while counting the wader roost decided to go for another session this morning with Nige Lound, Ed Mackrill, John Shaughnessy.

Highlights - approx totals;

Record number of gannets for reserve 1900 north
long-tailed skua juv
Pom skua juv
Leach's petrel
bonxie 20
arctic skua 12
little gull 3

No doubt the official scribe for the morning will put full details on later - thanks for sharing the unbrella Ed ! Brrrrrrr!!

Kev

Totals are as follows. I dont think we missed much between us from 070 to 1100.
Gannet 1860 N
R T Diver 8N 1S
Sooty Shearwater 3N
Manx Shearwater 10N 1S
Fulmar 9N
G C Grebe 3N
Bonxie 31N 1S
Arctic Skua 8N 2S
Pom Skua 1 juv N
L T Skua 1 juv N
UID Skua 2 (both Arctic/Long Tailed)
Leachs Petrel 1N
Common Scoter 530N
Velvet Scoter 1N
Wigeon 120N 23S
Teal 9N 22S
Pintail 18N
Tufted Duck 1N
Shelduck 26N
Razorbill 1N
Guillemot 4N
Auk Sp 7N
Common Tern 14N
Arctic Tern 9N 5S
Commic Tern 10N
Sandwich Tern 16N
Kittiwake 13N
Little Gull 3N
Brent Goose 3N
Pinkfeet 130S

Birds on the move included small numbers of Redpoll, Siskin, Brambling and Redwing. Also single Grey Wag and Lapland Bunt

Couldnt resist another look at the sea this evening from Skeg Front (with Rob Watson) and had the fdollowing from 1730 to 1900
Gannet 32N
Common Tern 8N
Arctic Tern 4N
Sandwich Tern 1N
Leachs Petrel 2N ( we had sightings on a 3rd occasion but suspect it was the 2nd bird which had landed, drifted south and then resumed north)
Little Gull 25N
Kittiwake 18N
Common Scoter 44N
Bonxie 2N 2S
Pom Skua 1 Juv N
Fulmar 2N
Also 2 Stonechat (M & F) in Buckthorn on sea side of Festival Car Park

Regards

Nige