The Lincolnshire Bird Club

An all day sesh at Donna Nook produced the following sightings:

En-route to the coast,4 Barn Owl(1,Covenham,2 Grainthorpe and 1 Conisholme),with a further 2 at Donna Nook.
Two groups of 42 and 18 Snow Bunting's today,42 out from the car park at Stonebridge and the 18 south of the coast guard tower at Ponderosa.
25 Twite,out from the car park at Stonebridge and a further 13 at Pye's Hall.
1 1st winter Glaucous Gull,flew west along the tide edge at the seal colony this a.m.
1 male Hen Harrier,between Ponderosa and Howden's Pullover
1 "Tundra" Bean Goose on fields inland of the highland cattle enclosure(Quad 3?),near to where the Glossy Ibis was last winter,in a cabbage/sugar beet field with Mute Swans.View from the sea wall as the land here is strictly private.
6 Lapland Bunting at Pye's Hall giving excellant views,perching in hawthorn's with the resident Reed Bunting flock.
1 Greenshank in Somercote's Haven.


Regards



Steve.

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Are hen harrier numbers up a bit in Lincs this winter ?

I have been taking part in the annual winter roosting surveys since they began in 1983 and over the past 7 to 10 years numbers have declined to only 1 or 2 , this winter i have recorded 5 on 3 surveys thru dec/ jan
In the 1980s i recorded 6 to 9 on a regular basis,so i assume their has been some immigration from the colder parts of europe this winter? (I,ve never seen a wing tagged bird on the coast in all those years ) John.

Had 2 today at Worlaby,the first time since before christmas,adult female and 1st winter female.


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Steve.

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Only one bird at Gib patrolling during the day - judged to be a 2nd cal yr male and usually shows well daily.

Nige monitors the roost area on a monthly basis so may add to this.

Cheers

Kev