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[Happisbirder]

Bean Geese...

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone could give any info on the 40 Beans at Gib this morning? There was a flock of 34 in east Norfolk on Sunday afternoon which I couldn't find in a brief search early afternoon today and was surmising that perhaps these made up part of the Lincs 40, there having been no reports of them since. All my birds appeared to be typical 'rossicus', one of which had a noticeable limp and looked to be ringed on it's left leg. I'm sure if this bird was amongst those at Gib it would've been noticed...

Cheers,

James

 

[DaveN]

Hi all, I had a job finding the Lincs birding thread but got here eventually. Spent the day at Skeggy with the family so wasn't really birding but did have 2 Green Sands over the pier, and then 27 Blackwits flew towards Gib.

After enduring hours of hell at Skeggy it was time for some birding down at Gib. I had just over an hour looking at Tennyson's Sands. The highlight was finding a distant Little Stint. But there was good support from 4 Avocets, 51 Curlew, 3 Green Sands, Common Sand, 2 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, c25 Snipe, juv Shelduck, c40 Teal and a couple of Sparrowhawks. I didn't have time to look anywhere else. Cheers.

 

[Birdbrain]

7 Waxwing today at Marston Sewage Works at around 1500. 21 yesterday morning.
www.southlincsrspb.org.uk for more sightings in and around Lincs

 

[Birdbrain]

26 this morning

 

[Sneapy]

Grantham

Hi all,

A kingfisher seen by the river and a red kite (flying low) over St Mary's school while on my lunchtime walk around Grantham today.

I'd really like to go to Marston STW to see the waxwings. Could someone give me details on where to park there please? I can't find any info online.

Thanks!

 

[Geoff Brown]

Sneapy - on the road to the south of Marston. There is a small car park by the roadside

 

[Birdbrain]

06/01/13 - 1515 - Waxwing - Far Ings NR - 55 on road towards Barton also (drk) Smew on Hotel Lake at 1500.
06/01/13 - Bewick's Swan - Saltfleetby St. Clement - 2 with 26 Whooper Swan.
06/01/13 - Black Redstart - Covenham Reservoir - still at the treatment works in the NW corner.
06/01/13 - Kumlien's Gull - Lea Marsh - (2nd-winter) still on the flood near the landfill site also (ad) Glaucous Gull SK813885
06/01/13 - Notts - Waxwing - Kingsmill Reservoir - 8 today SK514595
06/01/13 - Notts - Waxwing - Erewash Meadows NR - 18 at South Marsh SK445505
06/01/13 - Notts - Smew - Holme Pierrepont - 6 (1drk) on Blotts Pit at dusk SK614385

Lets try a bit harder this year people to get this thread moving its a shame it dont move so i will start it with some sightings from our site over here in the Lincs & Notts area :t:

www.southlincsrspb.org.uk for more sightings also archive sightings.

 

[Geoff Brown]

Nice to see a flock of about a dozen long tailed tits picking their way through my trees and bushes this afternoon. Cannot remember the last time they were seen in the garden but it must be many years ago.:t:

 

[Pompadour444]

4 gooseanders 1 male 3 female on the Welland by the town bridge in Spalding @ 0800hrs today.

 

[Birdbrain]

14/01/13 - 1050 - Bittern - Boultham Mere - 1 still this morning SK955715
13/01/13 - Notts - Hawfinch - Rufford CP - 1 from the c/pk this morning SK644655
13/01/13 - Richardson's Canada Goose - Frampton Marsh RSPB - 1 briefly with 12 Canada Goose then flew off.
also 2 European White-fronted Goose; 6 Scaup and 13 Twite.
12/01/13 - Notts - Waxwing - Pineham - 25 by Sainsburys Distribution Centre.
12/01/13 - Waxwing - Grantham - 12 at Aldi SK915355
11/01/13 - Iceland Gull - Bonby Lodge - (juv) again in field N of minor road also Caspian Gull & 2 Med Gull TA022169
10/01/13 - 1558 - Ring-necked Duck - West Ashby (drk) still TF251719

 

[Birdbrain]

18/01/13 - 1345 - Waxwing - Grantham - 8 still at the c/pk of Dunelm near Aldi feeding in the centre of the c/pk (s-w) NG31 6HT (SL)
18/01/13 - 1110 - Tundra Bean Goose - Whisby Nature Park - 3 still on the settlement lagoons with Greylag SK914665
18/01/13 - LNY - 1400 - Kumlien's Gull - Gainsborough - (2nd-winter) again at landfill yesterday then flew west.
18/01/13 - 1020 - Hawfinch - Rufford CP - 2 still this morning SK644655
17/01/13 - Notts - Short-eared Owl - Gedling - 2 still around the pit-top mid-afternoon.
17/01/13 - Notts - 1030 - Smew - Attenborough NR - 2 (redhead) from Visitor Centre mid-morning.
17/01/13 - Notts - 1225 - Waxwing - Gotham - c.60 behind the chip shop & British Legion.
17/01/13 - Notts - Hawfinch - Rufford CP - 5 by the main c/pk.
17/01/13 - Scaup - Messingham Sand Quarry - 4 (f) still fron Duck Hide then 3 flew off.
17/01/13 - Waxwing - Boultham Mere - 6 on tip near the Pike drain.
17/01/13 - Smew - Far Ings - (redhead) on Hotel Pit.
17/01/13 - LN - 15/01/13 - Lesser Redpoll - Londonthorpe - 3 on niger in a garden also 1 Brambling (m) with 9 Chaffinch (TM)
17/01/13 - 0926 - Barn Owl - Londonthorpe - 1 (q) field at the back of the woods again also Red Kite (o) heading west (TM)
17/01/13 - LNY - 1500 to 1530 - Goosander - Weland/Deeping Bank (Crowland to Spalding) 13 (7m) (6f) also Goldeneye (2m)
Little Grebe; Wigeon; Teal x6; Tufted c.20; Mallard; Fieldfare c.20; Barn Owl; Sparrowhawk & c.40 Greenfinch Cradge Bank (RR)
17/01/13 - 1428 - Waxwing - Grantham - 9 in trees next to the car wash by Aldi this afternoon (SL)
17/01/13 - 1415 - Tundra Bean Goose - Whisby Nature Park - 3 still with 17 Greylags in field opposite the rd to the silt lagoons.
17/01/13 - 1300 - Waxwing - Woodhall Spa - 31 on roadside trees along Horncastle Rd early afternoon.
17/01/13 - 1100 - Tundra Bean Goose - Whisby Nature Park - 3 still on the settlement lagoons with Greylag Goose.
16/01/13 - Waxwing - Far Ings NR - 9 still today.
16/01/13 - Snow Bunting - Cleethorpes Coast LNR - 29 today but mobile.
15/01/13 - Notts - Waxwing - Newstead & Annesley CP - 2 by Derby Road then flew towards Forest Road (BN)

 

[Pompadour444]

well done steve we are now on three pages lol

 

[Pompadour444]

ps Nice flock of Yellow Hammer in the sunflower field of Nicholas Watts along the A16.

 

[Birdbrain]

Jammy git! Wheres them Dipper shots?

 

[Pompadour444]

sent to you yesterday try opening your mail box, will send you more.

Stonechat (F) sailing club in Spalding, just by the gate into the horse field
21 Gooseanders on river
1 Goldeneye with Tufties
2 Snipe
Large flock of Grey Plover across in fields between river and Cowbit bank

 

[Birdbrain]

Not had anything in my mail box m8! also will add sightings to our site

 

[Birdbrain]

Waxwing showing well at Dunelm Grantham again today with some very close shots possible, some on our site www.southlincsrspb.org.uk thanks to Nezzy might try myself tomorrow if the weather allows

 

[Birdbrain]

20/01/13 - Great Skua - Freiston Shore RSPB - 1 flew past today also (1st-winter) Little Gull & 8 Long-tailed Duck.
20/01/13 - Little Gull - Gib - (ad) flew south also 2 Great Skua.
20/01/13 - Mandarin - Potterhanworth - (m) in stream with Mallards today (PB)
20/01/13 - 1220 - Waxwing - Grantham - 9 in trees at the end of Sunningdale at Belton Lane end then flew north (MK)
20/01/13 - 1406 - Raven - Londonthorpe - 2 (o) (c) high at back part of Londonthorpe Woods (TM)
20/01/13 - Stonechat - Spalding - (f) at sailing club just by the gate into the horse field also 21 Goosander on river 1 Goldeneye
2 Snipe & a Large flock of Grey Plover across in fields between river & Cowbit Bank (SB)
20/01/13 - 1343 - Waxwing - Grantham - 10+ still in trees between Aldi & Dunelm this afternoon NG31 6HT
20/01/13 - 1200 - Little Owl - Londonthorpe - 1 on fence post at the back part of Belmount Woods also Red Kite (o) heading N (TM)
20/01/13 - 1045 - Waxwing - Grantham - 11 still in c/pk of Dunelm by Aldi this morning (s-w) NG31 6HT (SL) (CB)
20/01/13 - 0846 - Barn Owl - Londonthorpe - 2 (q) field at the back part of Belmount Woods this morning also Brambling still
feeding in a garden with 11 Chaffinch (TM)
20/01/13 - 0938 - Meadow Pipit - Grantham - 1 in the garden for the first time this year also 2 Mistle Thrush for the 19th day (SL)
19/01/13 - Waxwing - Far Ings NR - 36 at the new Visitor Centre today.
19/01/13 - Waxwing - Gainsborough - 6 near the railway bridge on Lea Rd this afternoon SK815905
19/01/13 - 1029 - Lesser Redpoll - Grantham - 1 (f) feeding on birch in a garden (SL)
19/01/13 - LNY - Mandarin - Ingoldmells - 1 (f) with Mallards & other ducks for the 5 day TF561685 (IL)

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[Pompadour444]

21/01/13 @ 0900hrs Ayscoughfee Hall 2 x waxwing in garden at front of Hall

 

[Birdbrain]

Cracking views of Waxwing today at Dunelm, Grantham 18+ @1000 pics on our website.