The Lincolnshire Bird Club

2 hrs in the rain produced:

Garganey - 2m + 1f on wet grassland
Ruff - 29, many breeding plumage and beginning to lek
Whimbrel - 70+

Hi Paul

I would say exceptionally high numbers of Whimbrel having
looked through my records at this location over many years!
Presumably they were grounded/feeding flocks.

With regard to the Ruff the word Lek is one I normally associate with
Black Grouse so presumably there was some
communial displaying by the males. Any ideas numerically about the split
of the sexes.
Were the males displaying in groups to the females? I would appreciate a bit more info please.


Kind regards

George Bishop