Daniel Langston

No sign of the Green-winged Teal at Branston Island in a quick look this eve, water levels extremely high though.

Here's a vid from yesterday morning...
#patchbirding
@lincsbirding.bsky.social

Really nice birds those Ross - comforting that they can look as distinctive as these.

After a week away in Scotland, back on patch at Branston Island. 3 Glossy Ibis still, Sand Martin nfy then just found a Green-winged Teal.
#patchgold
#PWC2026
@lincsbirding.bsky.social

It's really impressive at the moment, should have water in through the spring hopefully with how full it is.

Tonnes of birds still around Branston Island generally. On top of the Geese, 3 Glossy Ibis are hanging around, as well as:

4000+ Lapwing
1000+ Golden Plover
500 Wigeon
600 Teal
60 Pintail
6+ Great Egret
2 Ruff
12 Dunlin

#patchbirding
@lincsbirding.bsky.social

Ridgway's Cackling, Barnacle a 5 hybrid offspring? this afternoon

Cackler on the right...

About as close as I got to the Ridgway's Cackling Goose and associated Barnacle and hybrid flock this afternoon still on patch. Really think they are a family with how they behave, always sticking together.

Not sure what the #patchbirding ramifications are...
@lincsbirding.bsky.social

Hi Sam, this is the bird that to me looks fine for minima. Pic by Garry Michalek

Fab hr at Branston Island this eve. 3 Glossy Ibis, Blackwit nfy, before I found 7 tiny Geese. ..

Superficially like Cackling Geese, at least 5 are hybrids, with 1 Barnacle and one purer looking mimina type parents? Great birds, presumably from the E.
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@lincsbirding.bsky.social

Brilliant morning on patch around Branston Island / Bardney Pits. Highlight was 5 Cranes heading south around 5 miles away, see artistic phonescope below.

Also 15+ Whitefronts, tonnes of Pinkfeet N, Pochard, Goldeneye...
#pwc2026
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@lincsbirding.bsky.social

At least 117 Euro White-fronted Geese fresh in from the continent on Branston Island / Fen, with 6 presumably wild Barnacles with them.

Also 60 Pintail, c500 Teal and c250 Wigeon in the rain and wind...the site's looking very good at the moment.
92/108 #PWC2026
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Yeah both Herring for me Graham

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Connected with the 2 Bardney Fen Glossy Ibis, viewed distantly in flight from the Witham Cycle Track by Branston Island, and inside my #patchbirding area.

Also refound the 9 Tundra Beans on Bardney Pits, with a fab new Goldeneye.
91/106 for #PWC2026

Pics do look a little pink initially for sure, I thought the same, but definitely orange in field and better light. And generally a Bean on other features

A good start to my new patch around Bardney Pits and Branston Island.

Up to 88/101 for #patchbirding, with Curlew, Corn Bunting and House Sparrow new today, plus the new in 9 Tundra Bean Geese. Other highlights today: 6 Great Egret, 30 Pintail, 2 Ruff.
#PWC2026

9 Tundra Bean Geese on Branston Island viewed through trees from the Witham cycle path.
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@lincsbirding.bsky.social

Incoming whiteout at Budle Bay

Bagging Little Auk at Birling Carrs

❄️

My car, with a busted boot and bumper courtesy of an over enthusiastic Range Rover driver who rear-ended me by the A1

The toughest winter bird race I’ve ever done, with frequent blizzards and treacherous roads - we got rear-ended by a Range Rover and had to limp home to change cars - but excellent company from @yolobirder.bsky.social @dlangstonbirder.bsky.social @shoremark.bsky.social & Sam 🐕.

Pic by Russell Hayes

A good day around Bardney Pits and Branston / Nocton Fens. Highlights 5 Tundra Beans, 3 Euro Whitefronts, 3 Great Egret, Merlin and Woodcock.

Yet to draw up the area, but think it'll be my site for #PWC2026 after a couple of years of moving around.
#LincsBirding
@lincsbirding.bsky.social

2 of the 5.

The 5 Tundra Bean Geese I originally found in flight only the other day along Branston Causeway are now showing well again.
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2 Tundra Bean Geese NW over the Branston / Nocton Fen causeway earlier were nice to see following 5 probables that dropped in with the Whoopers yesterday.
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Distinctive 1w Russian Common Gull (heinei) candidate at Frieston Res this aft, seemed to tick all the boxes.
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Nice afternoon at Gib...

First a Pipit in ED found by Kev Wilson before flying north, which we both think is an Olive-backed...flights shots and sonogram below, any thoughts welcome.

Then a dull YBW which played hard to get but eventually called normally.
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Adult and yellow-ringed 1w Caspian Gulls at Old Moor this aft.

Also 1w YLG, Green Sand and Dunlin.

Decent little seawatch from Huttoft Car Terrace this morning, highlights being a Little Auk N, and 2 Poms (vid) and a Long-tailed Skua south.

A Snow Bunting dropped in, and a SEO in-off, generally very little in volume of birds moving though.
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A few days up at Boulmer...outside 2 Marsh Tits, this Velvet-type Scoter was most interesting yesterday aft with @markaeaton.bsky.social

Surf-like, with quite a bit more white around the face and different bill/head profile, though very changeable in pics...

Appreciate any thoughts...

A couple of days midweek spent at Gib Pt in easterlies; not the hoped for scarcity bird-wise, but not bad either, the highlight being potentially a reserve first in a Vagrant Emperor hunting the dunes.
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I don't really do dragonflies, but it stuck out from all the Migrant Hawkers...bit smaller than I thought it would be

Nice, cheers Dave

Vagrant Emperor (I think?) at Gib Pt just now...frustratingly few birds tho!

Falsterbo offers some excellent views of commoner species migrating / irrupting...