The Lincolnshire Bird Club

In arctic blizzard/conditions this morning I set off looking for the reported Twite at Marston STW.

Whoopers 28 - appeared from the south in the blizzard (just after 08.00am), circled the site and landed in the grass field near the works entrance.
Wigeon 25
Cetti’s Warbler 3
TWITE (at least 2 seen, may be more BUT difficult to see when on the ground - reported 5 yesterday?) feeding in the leek field near car park within a mixed flock of linnet (30), chaffinch (c20), skylark (5), goldfinch (15), reed bunting (5), pied wagtail (10) occasionally flushed and landed briefly in the hedgerow. There is also lesser redpoll (10) in the hedge. To get a good view it took me 2 hours.....

Andrew

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Andrew Chick
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Cool. Previous Marston records are as follows: 2 19th January 1958, 8 2nd March 1968 & 1st January 1997, the latter found by Trevor Lee.

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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

The Whoopers that left going North yesterday have not returned. Two Twite seen by Dave Roberts this morning, so should still be around until Saturday. 22 Curlew flying around.

David

Great, report of Willow Warbler there today (per Birdguides) - anyone know anything about this?

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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

Yes it was reported by Steve Lyon of South Lincs RSPB Group, in the Willows next to the scrape. I was there although I didn't see it myself and it was just as I was leaving.

David

No sign of the Tw*** today in fairly awful weather over a 6 hour period. Few finches around so maybe the snow has pushed them off. Little else to speak of - 18 Curlew, 2 Cetti's, Chiffchaff...

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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

Three Twite seen at 1019 this cold, windy morning (26/03/13) with a very mobile Linnet flock - mainly ground-feeding on Leek field.

David

I was at Marston STW between 0730-0850 and didn't see a single linnet, let alone a twite! ( The key to finding the twite seems to be the location of the linnet flock.) Nothing else to report except...

3 cormorant
2 shelduck
52 teal
18 mallards
3 redpoll

Andrew

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Andrew Chick
Website: http://www.forktail.co.uk/