The Lincolnshire Bird Club

A total of just 9 Tree Pipits in Laughton forest today, usually about 30 by this date: also 70+ Willow Warblers , first Whitethroat but alas no Cuckooo or a Redstart but a notable influx of Nuthatches that continue to increase and spread into new areas.
At Barton pits still eerily quiet just 3 Sedge tonight and first Reed Warbler yesterday but no passage waders: 90 Sand Martins and 12 Swallows and Cettis Warblers up by one

On the 13th still 110 Snipe and one Jack Snipe at Alkborough with 240 Black-tails and 300 Avocets, 56 Redshank and 165 Curlew still waiting to depart.

Inland- Sedge Warblers singing at Fiskerton today. Cuckoo first sang yesterday, singing again PM today (Aubourn), singing Blackcap and Willow Warbler both first sang on the same day last week at Aubourn.

Regards,

Ben.

First Gropper and Whitethroat yesterday with 33 Willow Warblers, 15 Chiffs, 23 Blackcaps, 12 Sedge and 3 Reed Warblers between Waters Edge and Barrow Haven: male Cettis now up to 15: 7 Goldeneye hanging on