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The iw Greenland White front still with 1500 Pinks at Read's Island tday plus a Tundra Bean Goose the first of the year up here and yet another goose form. Rough-leg still there plus the wintering Greenshank

2 Tundra Beans today and the GWF -- considering that most people in Lincs will not have seen the latter species in the county and considering how much moaning goes on when info is not released I saw 2 birders there this afternoon -- maybe everyone had been and gone in the morning

Two neck collared Pinks present in the flock PCN has been there most of the winter but also saw LCV which seemed to ring a bell -- I dug out some of my past recovery data and found that LCV is indeed a Humber regular and at 11 years old a survivor -- I see another Lincs birder's name and my old colleague from Blacktoft Sands in the list as well!

29/07/2000 Oddkelsalda, Thjorsarver, Arness. C ICELAND (First ringed)
24/01/2001 Winteringham area LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
28/01/2001 Roxby Carrs, Winterton SOUTH HUMBERSIDE Graham Catley
03/11/2001 Field House, Brancaster Staithe NORFOLK Ed Mackrill
08/11/2001 Flitcham Abbey NORFOLK Alan Collins
13/01/2002 Winteringham area LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
05/10/2002 Meikle Loch, Slains ABERDEENSHIRE Raymond Duncan
08/10/2002 Easter Brogan, Meikle Loch ABERDEENSHIRE Dick Hewitt
12/10/2002 Meikle Loch, Slains ABERDEENSHIRE Raymond Duncan
26/10/2002 Horkstow Wolds SOUTH HUMBERSIDE Graham Catley
26/12/2002 Brograve Farm, Waxham NORFOLK Andrew Grieve
30/12/2002 Brograve Farm, Waxham NORFOLK Andrew Grieve
22/03/2003 Loch Evelix, Dornoch SUTHERLAND Bob Swann

A trawl of the LB Reports up to 2002 and recent additions reveals just how rare Greenland White-fronted Goose is in Lincolnshire

Greenland White-fronted Goose in Lincolnshire

The first record noted in Smith and Cordeaux 1952 was of a bird identified on Croft Marsh in December 1950; it was not noted if it was an adult or first-winter.

Gibraltar Point January 2nd 1964
Donna Nook January 23rd 1969
Holbeach on February 16th 1972.
A party of 4 at Gibraltar Point on February 5th 1996,
Gibraltar Point March 13th 1997,
Adult with Pink-feet Winteringham October 8th – 26th 2000
First-winter January 24th 2001 Winteringham and Roxby 28th 2001

Barton Wolds first-winter November 1st 2003

Many thanks to the WWT for quick reply on these two neck collared Pinks from the Humber

PCN Pink-footed Goose neck collar

27/10/2005 ANGUS
Loch of Lintrathen M Juvenile Bird ID METAL RING First Ringed

14/02/2007 Hillhead, Forres MORAY Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
16/02/2007 Hillhead, Forres MORAY Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
19/02/2007 Redhill, Elgin MORAY Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
30/05/2007 Silfrastadir N ICELAND David Walker
Seen Alive
13/10/2007 Blackcastle, nr Fala MIDLOTHIAN Carl Mitchell
Seen Alive
11/12/2007 Coltfield, Forres MORAY Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
12/12/2007 Coltfield, Forres MORAY Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
13/12/2007 Coltfield, Forres MORAY Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
31/12/2007 Wester Alves MORAY Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
13/01/2008 Viewhill, Ardersier INVERNESS Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
17/01/2008 Easter Glackton, Arderseir INVERNESS Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
18/04/2009 coltfield, Alves ABERDEENSHIRE Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
19/04/2009 coltfield, Alves ABERDEENSHIRE Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
20/04/2009 coltfield, Alves ABERDEENSHIRE Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
07/04/2010 Westhill ABERDEENSHIRE Ian Moig
Seen Alive
08/04/2010 near Westhill ABERDEENSHIRE Hugh Addlesee
Seen Alive
11/10/2010 WWT Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Gordon Taylor
Seen Alive
28/10/2010 WWT Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Gordon Taylor
Seen Alive
12/12/2010 Hill Sixty, East Ruston NORFOLK James Appleton
Seen Alive
21/12/2010 South Ferriby LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
22/12/2010 South Ferriby LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
14/01/2011 West Halton LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
28/01/2011 Read's Island, Barton-on-Humber LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive

CGLCV LCV neck collar the other 3 letter combinations are its mates

29/07/2000 C ICELAND Oddkelsalda, Thjorsarver, Arness. M Adult Bird ID METAL RING First Ringed

24/01/2001 Winteringham area LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
CGLBT
28/01/2001 Roxby Carrs, Winterton NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
CGLBT
03/11/2001 Field House, Brancaster Staithe NORFOLK Ed Mackrill
Seen Alive
08/11/2001 Flitcham Abbey NORFOLK Alan Collins
Seen Alive
13/01/2002 Winteringham area LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
CGLBT
05/10/2002 Meikle Loch, Slains ABERDEENSHIRE Raymond Duncan
Seen Alive
CGLBT
08/10/2002 Easter Brogan, Meikle Loch ABERDEENSHIRE Dick Hewitt
Seen Alive
12/10/2002 Meikle Loch, Slains ABERDEENSHIRE Raymond Duncan
Seen Alive
26/10/2002 Horkstow Wolds NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
0 Seen Alive
CGLBT
26/12/2002 Brograve Farm, Waxham NORFOLK Andrew Grieve
0 Seen Alive
CGLC
30/12/2002 Brograve Farm, Waxham NORFOLK Andrew Grieve
0 Seen Alive
CGLC
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22/03/2003 Loch Evelix, Dornoch SUTHERLAND Bob Swann
Seen Alive
CGLBT
30/09/2003 Vinson's Marsh, Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Lee Bailey
Seen Alive
13/10/2003 Holkham NNR NORFOLK Ian Haynes
Seen Alive
02/11/2003 Hempstead, near Sea Palling NORFOLK Andrew Grieve
Seen Alive
01/03/2004 Lane Ends, Pilling LANCASHIRE John Reddish
Seen Alive
12/04/2004 Golspie SUTHERLAND Doug Harebottle
Seen Alive
20/09/2004 Starnafin Pools, Loch of Strathbeg ABERDEENSHIRE Ian Patterson
1 Seen Alive
CGLBT
27/09/2004 Read's Island, Barton-on-Humber NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
05/02/2005 Blackhill, Meikle Loch ABERDEENSHIRE Ian Kelman
Seen Alive
20/09/2005 WWT Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Lee Bailey
1 Seen Alive
UNR
09/10/2005 Field House, Brancaster Staithe NORFOLK David & Pat Wileman
Seen Alive
14/10/2005 Field Dalling NORFOLK David & Pat Wileman
3 Seen Alive
CGLBT
30/09/2006 Plover Field, Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Lee Bailey
Seen Alive
30/09/2006 WWT Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Richard du Feu
Seen Alive
01/10/2006 Plover Field, Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Lee Bailey
Seen Alive
01/10/2006 WWT Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Jocelyn Gould
Seen Alive
04/10/2006 Plover Field, Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Lee Bailey
Seen Alive
05/10/2006 Plover Field, Martin Mere LANCASHIRE Lee Bailey
Seen Alive
26/10/2006 Worlaby Top LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
29/10/2006 Winterton area NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive
07/01/2008 Hunstanton NORFOLK Andy Brown
Seen Alive
28/01/2011 Read's Island, Barton-on-Humber LINCOLNSHIRE Graham Catley
Seen Alive

Excellent set of sightings - particularly for LCV. I note that it seems to have become more elusive in recent years - perhaps a key to it's survival.

Alan

interesting data Graham, i observed pink foot with grey neck ring black letters CXT
on local oilseed rape 1 of c1400 261210 emailed Richard Hearn ( of wwt) no reply yet. John.

John

Richard may be away Jaqueline does the neck collar recoveries
Jacqueline Reed
Species Monitoring Assistant
colourmarkedwildfowl@wwt.org.uk

Thanks Graham will post details when recieved. John.

Saw the two collared Pink's today along with at least 1080 birds at Winterton Crossroads.



Regards



Steve.

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The Greenland White-fronted Goose seen today 1/2 mile west of the Rough-legged Buzzard site, The goose was with 1000+ Pink-footed Geese and One goose I am not sure about, it has a small amount of white around the base of the bill which had orange tones and the bird showed more white around back end than those present, comments welcome. Picture in Discussion Album.

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Re the odd goose !

I've read the comments in the photo album. It seems to be a bird with plumage traits of pinkfoot and bill and leg colours good for bean.

See also Birding World Vol 23 No 3 April 2010 . Plate 10 also shows a 'fabalis' typw with white at base of bill

Kev

Close up of the bird shows different beak shape to pinkfeet and what I think is orange rather than pink tones.
Agree not a typical Pink-foot or typical Bean, perhaps a Hybrid.

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