The Lincolnshire Bird Club

No sign of the RRS at Far ings today.

Reporting that A bird has left is very helpfull and is appreciated, helps other birders/photographers out a lot. Thanks Colin

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UK life list 310 (Harlequin Duck)
Lincolnshire List 246 (Puffin)
Village (Brigsley) list 99 (Shelduck)

Thanks Anthony

It's about a sixty mile round trip for me and when I got there to find it had gone I had the same idea "I wish someone had posted it had gone".
Of course, there will be times when the bird re-appears ten minutes after you have posted it gone but we all understand that can happen. At least it can help us decide on an action considering the price of fuel now.

I am very pleased that many people have managed to get to see this bird. I enjoyed it amongst the many visitors on Saturday afternoon and i also enjoyed it at 8pm on the evening after everyone had left. Each experience was slightly different; when amongst the many people there in the afternoon the air of excitement was tangible, the chit-chat was child like, the facial expressions were almost christmas day-esque and as the bird went about it's business, it's presence was celebrated as folk sat at car tail gates drinking flasked hot drinks and chewing over the event. It was like a live page of the forum.

On the evening, my time with the swallow was far more meditational, to sit on a tribute bench, sheltered from the wind, with the sun dipping low as the bird trawled over the lake surface, left me to ponder the essence and mysteries of migration. Two species of swallow side by side and both with their own stories of grand adventure for the purpose of the species survival. Both stories equally stretch the boudaries of your imagination but of course one story is tinged with sadness and excitement for diffierent reasons.

I was confident that the bird would be there the next day for the brave to see and fully understand how wonderful an experience it is to be amongst swallows, martins and swifts in poor weather. You become part of them.

I suppose the one seen at Gib yesterday may be the same bird, realizing what naff weather we have here it has high tailed it for the med and I wish I was there too !

The arrival of one in Cleveland has coincided with the disappearance of the Far Ings bird,
although it is highly likely that there may be more than one Red-rumped Swallow along
the east coast at present.

Roy

I suppose my record yesterday at Ingoldmells may be yet another Red-rumped Swallow paying a brief visit to the East Coast.

Some 5 minutes after I had been watching it I was very wet having been caught in a squally shower, but it doesn't come any better!