Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:36 am Posts: 1475 Location: Doddington Park, Lincoln
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I turned up some surprises today on another bitterly cold day at Whisby Merlin flew north out of Redlands Old Yard past the nest box on the concrete post and out over the trees toward Whisby Road A green sandpiper came out of the swampy ground around the nest box before heading off towards the round pond and the grazing marsh - couldn't re-locate A single grey partridge was observed in a field to the north of the nest box Four lapwing in the area A single female goosander was on Thorpe Lake at 16:00 A pair of oystercatchers were at the Silt Lagoons The three bean goose were observed on Willow Lake from the hide. They drifted left and had disappeared by the time I moved down to the bench where i hoped to photograph them Snipe 4 on Grebe Lake Teal 6 on Grebe Lake 32 magpie with 22 in a field in the Willow Lake area Shoveler 2 on Willow Lake c50 wigeon at the Silt Lagoons - non anywhere else I went Tufted Duck c40 Pochard 26 Goldeneye 4 Gadwall 22 Great crested grebe 8 Little Grebe 4 Common Gull 3 Great Black Backed Gull 13 Herring Gull 14 at the Silt Lagoons Jay 1 Grey Heron 2
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