South Lincs & Lincs Sightings
28/08/09 - 10:00 - Black Tern - Toft Newton Res - (Juv) still mid-morning.
27/08/09 - 18:15 - Black Tern - Covenham Res - 5 this evening.
27/08/09 - n/a - Black Tern - Toft Newton Res - (Juv) still mid-afternoon.
27/08/09 - 15:20 - Black Tern - Kirkby on Bain GPs - 2 (Juv) mid-afternoon.
27/08/09 - n/a - Black Tern - Toft Newton Res - 1 (Juv) still this morning.
27/08/09 - 06:30 - Black Tern - Kirkby on Bain GPs - (Juv) still this morning; also Marsh Harrier.
26/08/09 - n/a - Black Tern - Kirkby on Bain GPs - (Juv) late evening.
26/08/09 - 17:30 - Black Tern - Toft Newton Res - 1 sitting on the blue buoy early evening.
25/08/09 - n/a - Pied Flycatcher - Donna Nook - 1 today; also Treepipit.
25/08/09 - n/a - Spoonbill - Alkborough Flats - 2 still; also 6 Marsh Harriers.
24/08/09 - n/a - Osprey - East Butterwick - still in and around the dead tree at Black Bank.
24/08/09 - n/a - Osprey - Boston - still on mouth of Witham.
24/08/09 - n/a - Roseate Tern - Donna Nook - 1 flew south; also 4 Black Tern; 2 Arctic Skua; Pied Flycatcher
present and Marsh Harrier.
24/08/09 - 11:30 - Common Crane - Gibraltar Point - 2 flew south late morning.
24/08/09 - 08:25 - Common Crane - Cleethorpes Coast LNR - 2 flew southeast over high tide wader/gull roost
which inc; 300 Ring Plover; 400 Grey Plover; 800 Blackwits; 6000 Knot; Greenshank; Whimbrel; Hobby
2nd-winter Med Gull.
23/08/09 - 10:00 - Whimbrel - Goxhill Haven - 1 below flood bank.
23/08/09 - n/a - Spotted Redshank - Gibraltar Point - 1 on Tennysons Sands.
23/08/09 - 07:00 - Spotted Redshank - Marston Sewage Works - (Juv) from the hide; also 2 Marsh Harriers.
22/08/09 - 13:30 - R Red-breasted Goose - Deeping St. James - presumed escape swimming on the River Welland
with Mallards just upsteam of High Locks this afternoon.
22/08/09 - 11:55 - Spoonbill - Alkborough Flats - 3 present late morning; also 5 Greenshank; 2 Ruff
Marsh Harrier through.
22/08/09 - 10:00 - Buzzard - Lincoln - 8 together heading east over City Centre.
21/08/09 - 15:45 - Osprey - East Butterwick - 1 in dead tree again at Black Bank.
21/08/09 - n/a - Spoonbill - Alkborough Flats - 2 at high tide today; also Little Egret x8; Ruff x11.
21/08/09 - 08:15 - Osprey - Donna Nook - 1 south this morning; also Pied Flycatcher x2; Hobby.
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Frampton & Freiston RSPB Sightings
27/08/09 - Frampton - Spotted Crake; 17:30; still from East Hide late afternoon but elusive.
27/08/09 - Frampton - Kingfisher; Snipe; Dunlin; Wood Sand x4; Ruff x6; Redshank-(declined lately) Kestrel; Sand Martin
Greenshank; Green Sand; Curlew Sand; Avocet - reedbed.
SE Owl; Marsh Harrier; Whimbrel; Osprey - saltmarsh.
Water Rail; Spotted Crake; Wheatear; Green Sand; Oystercatcher; Shelduck; Snipe; Blackwit; Whinchat - scrape.
Little Egret; Little Grebe; Garganey x2 (Juv) Grey Partridge; Kingfisher - grassland. (SW)
27/08/09 - Frampton - L Spotted Crake; no sign on the pool by the East Hide; but Curlew Sand; 6 Ruff; 4 Wood Sand.
26/08/09 - Frampton - Black Tern; Curlew Sand x2; Wood Sand x2; Ruff x6; Hobby; Sparrowhawk; Kingfisher
Ringed Plover; GC Grebe; LRP; Redshank; Greenshank; Marsh Harrier (Juv) - reedbed.
Little Egret; Garganey x2 - wet grassland.
Avocet; SE Owl; Marsh Harrier; Whimbrel - saltmarsh.
Spotted Crake (from East Hide) Snipe; Marsh Harrier; Corn Bunting - scrape. (LR)
26/08/09 - Frampton - Spotted Crake; 15:45; 1 on the closest pool to East Hide and viewable from there with patience.
26/08/09 - Frampton - Black Tern; (Juv) on the reedbed this morning; also 2 Wood Sand; 2 Curlew Sand; 6 Ruff
2 Garganey on grassland in the main ditch west of the double gates.
25/08/09 - Frampton - Montagu's Harrier; (Ad) (f) from raptor watchpoint on footpath late morning; Peregrine
2 Wood Sand; 600+ Knot.
25/08/09 - Freiston - Spotted Redshank; 1 flew over reservoir; also 4+ Whinchats.
25/08/09 - Frampton - Garganey; 2 on grassland early morning; also Curlew Sand on reedbed; 3 Wood Sand; 6 Ruff
and Spotted Redshank.
24/08/09 - Frampton - Osprey; flew south along the sea wall; also 8 Wood Sand on reedbed; Curlew Sand; 6+ Ruff.
24/08/09 - Freiston - Curlew Sandpiper; 1 seen; also Little Gull; 3 Whinchats.
24/08/09 - High Tide Walk Freiston Shore 9 am
Dunlin x2000; Knot x800; Oystercatcher x500; Blackwit x700; Turnstone x150; Ring Plover x300; Redshank x800
Lapwing x80; Grey Plover x5; Golden Plover x20; Greenshank x2. (GF)
23/08/09 - Freiston - Whinchat; 8 today.
23/08/09 - Frampton - Wood Sand x3; Ruff x12; Green Sand x2; Snipe x20; Whinchat; LRP x3; Dunlin x11; Pintail x5
Ringed Plover x33; Kingfisher; Marsh Harrier - reedbed.
Teal; Snipe; Marsh Harrier; Corn Bunting - scrapes.
Little Egret; Sedge Warbler; Garganey (Juv x2) - wet grassland. (SW)
23/08/09 - Freiston - Pied Flycatcher; on along the sea wall.
23/08/09 - Frampton - Garganey; (Juv) 2 seen on the grassland as viewed from the road; also Wood Sand x3; Whinchat
on the reedbed and Spotshank on the saltmarsh.
22/08/09 - Frampton - Snipe x15, Sparrowhawk, Ringed Plover x60, Spotted Redshank, Ruff x10, Pintail, Teal, Dunlin x30
Wood Sandpiper x4 - reedbed.
Green Sandpiper, Whinchat, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Avocet - scrapes.
Yellowhammer, Whitethroat - hedgerow.
Wheatear, Merlin, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Avocet, Yellow Wagtail x25+ - saltmarsh. (SW)
22/08/09 - Wader Walk Frampton Marsh 6 am
Dunlin x10,000+, Knot x200+, Ringed Plover 450+, Oystercatcher x750+, Redshank x 500+, Turnstone, Golden Plover x2
Grey Plover x2, Wood Sandpiper, Snipe x4, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Common Tern x3, Merlin, Kingfisher - lagoon.
Eider x80, Common Tern x20 - on/over the sea.
Yellow Wagtail x40+ - over grassland. (SW)
21/08/09 - Frampton - Wood Sand, 4 from the reedbed hide this afternoon.
