Graham

Spring's on the way surely. 12 frogs and 2 newts in my 2 small wildlife ponds this evening. 2 pair of frogs in amplexus ....hardy souls! #lincsbirding @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Only 4 white fronted geese left at Novartis Ings this morning plus 2 Barnacle and 2 Brent Geese.
Over 200 Curlew on the fields behind the Ings. #lincsbirding @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Cheers Tom. Always learning.

Thanks Daniel. Love the puzzle of gulls.

Anyone comment on these gulls at Pyewipe yesterday? Gull on left appeared to have yellowish legs in scope views, not so obvious in pics. Bird on right has pink legs seems heavier and shorter. Just herrings? #lovegulls @saloplarus.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Thanks for that Tom, had an hour down there again this morning but bit quieter, perhaps the low tide. I'll keep my eyes out for the northern.
Cheers Graham.

Hi Tom. Saw this one(?) there on 2nd. Also poss. Caspian bit further down on the grass field beyond Continental. It flew before we got better pics. Wondered what you think? #lovegulls #lincsbirding

What a fantastic piece about a day out birding with your friends. In 20 or 30 years' time, you'll look back, and the whole trip will be brought to life again. Thanks for sharing as this is what birding about.

In Cuxwold valley this afternoon. 5 buzzards, 2 red kites and at least 6 ravens. #lincsbirding @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Bit quiet on the bird front in the garden but noticed quite a few sunspots through the cloud veil.
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Always forget these tags!

At least 4 ravens in Cuxwold Valley and another 2 at Croxby Top. At least 3 red kites and 10 buzzards within a 4 mile radius of my home on the edge of the Wolds. What a change in Lincolnshire in the last 40 years. Sadly, hardly any thrushes as so many of the hedges have been flailed.

Should add a big "Thank you" to the person who put it on Lincolnshire birders Facebook page originally. Without whom we wouldn't have known about it.

Spent 2 hours with my old mate Chris Heaton in the company of this wonderful bird this morning. Glad we took a punt on it still being about.
Grey partridge and bonus marsh harrier through.
Meet some nice folk too. #LincsBirding @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Nice to meet you this morning....(Graham n Chris who were there when you arrived.)

Great grey shrike at Fillingham. Park on bend south of village on Willingham Lane. Walk down footpath. Shrike in field to right of path. #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

A couple of hours at Horseshoe Point. 102 whoopers were accompanied by 3 white fronts and 2 pink feet. Merlin, marsh harrier and lots of twite. A treat to capture this hare in the low winter sunshine. #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Another bird in the village that rarely comes into the garden is the starling so this was a treat yesterday. You're more like to see the goldcrest that's visiting daily including this morning at Minus 5 degrees! #lincsbirding @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Despite seeing pied wagtails in the village or even from the house flying over, we've never seen them feeding in the garden.....until the this bird which has been visiting daily since 2nd Jan. A lovely addition to the garden list.

A great winter's day birding with my old mate Chris Heaton on the Lincs Coast. 3 Shorelark still present between Crook Bank and Brickyard Lane. 90 Whoopers, 18 twite, marsh harrier & merlin at Horseshoe Point. #lincsbirding @msj99.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Bird Tracks: A Field Guide to British Species review

The inquisitive birder will find this new title a valuable purchase, writes Josh Jones: https://bit.ly/4mtZV5R

Out birding with my old mate Chris Heaton yesterday at Rimac and Horseshoe despite overcast conditions a good number of butterflies seen. My first Clouded Yellows and wasp spiders too. #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @msj99.bsky.social @owenbeaumont.bsky.social

Yep, the track by the pond with the wooden platform and just past it overlooking the scrape where the egrets usually gang out.

Red veined darter still showing at Rimac today despite the cloudy conditions. Supporting cast of spoonbill, GW Egret, little Egret and marsh harrier. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @owenbeaumont.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
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Sadly one of our local barn owls has been killed on the A46. Having collected pellets from a regular perch since Jan and was hoping to maybe record a full year. Shrews were becoming more regular in the diet. ##lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

On 8th Mar 2024 I had a male Reed bunting visit the garden for first time. It hung around for 5 weeks. On 6th Mar this year presumably the same bird appeared. This year it's learnt to use the feeders. #lincsbirding
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I read this book cover to cover and found the level of information in it fantastic. Been brilliant allowing me to ID the various rodents in our local barn owls diet.
In addition, the photos of the pellets, teeth and skulls are very useful.
And I never knew so many birds produced pellets.

Too busy reducing the local vole population to notice me. Our resident barn owl gave me a wonderful flyby.
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At least 5 red kites, 4 common buzzards and 2 ravens around Cuxwold today. Also barn owl at Swallow. First one for a couple of years. @lincsbirding.bsky.social