Worlaby Raptors 8/9/08

Mandy West · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:23 pm

A few hours there this evening, very enjoyable

3 SEO
2 Barn Owl
4 Marsh Harrier
6 Buzzard
4 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk

Also

Lots Curlew over
1 Kingfisher

M&M

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:31 pm

Mandy West wrote:

3 SEO
2 Barn Owl

Happy Hour is back again!

** Legs it to Worlaby, scope over shoulder **

Roger Hebb · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:37 am

Its raining again just when i was offt to w carrs today,dont it suck this weather,msq was dead yesterday water levels high,hopeless for waders.
Spotted flycatcher has been spotted round the car park by some people.
is that the sun coming out????or was it a daydream.
Rog.

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:25 pm

14.45-18.20
4 Marsh Harrier(at least 3 juv's),and 1 adult female
4 Hobby(3 juv's and 1 adult).
11 Common Buzzard
8 Kestrel
10 Curlew
70 Swallow
5 Sand Martin
15 Snipe
1 Short-eared Owl(3.50 pm,being mobbed by a Carrion Crow).

Regards

Steve.

Mandy West · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:10 pm

Also there later up til 8pm (nice catching up with you again Steve!)

1 SEO
1 Barn Owl
6 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
2 Marsh Harrier

M&M

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:56 pm

And nice to see you both again too.

Dean Eades · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:37 pm

Steve

When is the next Worlaby guided tour ?

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:15 am

I'd like to come on the guided tour too, but my problems come in the form of transport and accommodation......

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:46 pm

When ever you fancy coming Deano,just drop me a line,and you Katherine,i would be willing to show anyone round,it is a cracking place if you like raptors and owls.Shame certain other people in the birding scene in Linc's think i have ruined it by putting my sightings on the forum,oh well you can't please everyone.

Mandy West · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:55 pm

How could any one say this amazing place has been "ruined" is beyond us. Worlaby and its birds have given lots of people so much pleasure particularly people that have a special place in their hearts and minds(like us

) for Owls and Birds of Prey. The birds are happy there and return time after time so the attention and admiration they get is obviously of no detriment to themselves or the habitat. Particularly in winter Worlaby has proved to be a quite a sociable venue, where like minded people get together to enjoy the birding, swap notes and to share a joke or two.
We would advise anyone to join people like Steve on a guided tour as he is approachable, knowledgeable and always willing to help and advise which is what birding and wildlife watching should be like. Its a pity there are not more people like this in the birding world!
We are not experts and dont strive to be, we just go with the flow, so to speak, and enjoy but what we do know we are willing to pass on and share with others.
Keep up the good work Steve!

M&M

Nick Clayton · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:58 pm

This year is the first I have really got into dragonflies and damselflies and I would like to thank Steve for giving his help and advise and making the learning process that much easier.

Having never visited Worlaby I would be up for a guided tour, keep up the reports Steve, they make great reading.

Thanks
Nick

Dean Eades · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:19 pm

Topman Steve

Dean...

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:02 pm

Thanks for the kind comments everyone.

Chris Atkin · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:23 pm

Yep - I've come across the bloke a few times - he doesnt seem like a bad lad :wink:

Chris

Roger Hebb · **Posted:** Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:10 am

hi ,
last time i met steve he was in great form,and we had a laugh about a certain site-not worlaby-say no more!!,i deleted a reply earlier considering it to be bragging,but steve wont mind me reminding everyone how good worlaby carrs/or from broughton bridge end can be,as for me and dave johnson,our highlights include:3 ospreys going up the river ancholme with 5 c buzzrads,black kite seen close up,not accepted by bbrc,going along the river,merlins/peregrines,1 goss/marsh/hen harriers/1 rough legged buzzard found by dave,later confirmed by mr catley/a possible prantincole seen by dave,in a car when raining,fairly certain it was,of course loads of buzzards.
steve spends hours there and is the topman to guide anyone.
my predictions for raptors there:red footed falcon,montaques harrier,white tailed sea eagle,black kite again,goshawk again.
Enjoy..its a superb area for birds in general but especially raptors.
Roger Hebb.

The Lincolnshire Bird Club

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