The Lincolnshire Bird Club

at the Humber bridge 27.9
Gannet 300+ with 230 in view at one time
Bonxie 1
Arctic Skua 1
R B merg 2
Dark-bellied Brent 2
Common Tern 2
Arctic Tern 1

28.9
Gannet 130+
Arctic Skua 7
Bonxie 2
Pomarine Skua 1 dark adult with full tail
Long-tailed Skua 1 juv
Kittiwake 23
Common Tern 4
Arctic Tern 5

not a sniff of a petrel or the apparently common Sabs Gull!
Razorbill 1
Velvet Scoter 3

seawatch from Mablethorpe dunes 0715 to 0910hrs
scoter c500 n and c 300 on sea 2 vevets n,shelduck c 370 n,
d b brent 5 n, pintail 2 n, gannet c 90 most n, r t diver 3 s,
various terns, 2 groups of kittiwakes n , 2 juv sabines gulls n,
didn,t id a skua and no petrel seen, call from JC alerted me to
grey phal at Rimac and after scanning lagoon for 5 mins from platform 1 appeared followed by a 2nd shortly afterwoods.
few passerines but inc a scattering of blackbirds, 7 redwing, 3 fieldfare, 1 ring ouzel ,1 pied fly, a few goldcrest. John.

At the head of the Humber on 28th September, I noticed 8 Gannets fly west into the Ouse between 1130 and 1230. Also two flew into the Trent at 1130 before turning back and heading E along the Humber, and later two were visible in the distance over E Yorks, circling in the trees (!), before heading E or NE. Also one Arctic Tern in the Trent.

I see on BirdGuides that 23 Gannets were counted flying W at Blacktoft Sands during 0830-1500 (all of which I would have seen had I been looking, I guess), and 16 NE at Howden in the morning.

Andrew

i do not think i can remember when there have been so many reports of sabs gull before. reports continue this morning from cley.rutland water, farmoor, flamborough, etc etc . yesterday when i was at sandilands another birder reported 3 on birdnet from the same place and i didnt see one till 1 hr later so i guess its just luck really, never saw another birder either but it is a big place.

terry whalin

During high tide this a.m. on Rimac salt marsh a single puffin.

Adi

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On the Gannet theme, I found a juvenile at Toft reservoir this morning - a very peculiar site! Also had a female Hen Harrier and a Whinchat - 2 other species I have never seen at this site before. No phalaropes unfortunately tho.

Just for curiosity, anybody know if there has been any documented records of Gannet at this site before?

Cheers
Matt

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