Thanks very much Andy.

App suggested Tree Lichen Beauty & Small Ranunculus for these two but we are not so sure on either.
@mothiduk.bsky.social could you help us out please?

True, but that isn't looking very likely at the moment.

Alison said she wanted a Lifer from our trip to Shetland, I didn't even consider that it could be a Eyebrowed Thrush!
Day two, of 15. Not sure anything can top this though.
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Very happy to find some Spotted Flycatchers on our patch near Caistor. A pair plus at least one other male at the weekend.

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We went back with optics after work and he was back on the Marina, still a little distant but much better views.

Must remember to put the work binos back in the car.

Delighted to find this drake Smew near Brigg this morning. Initially on a break between jobs and without optics, distant and flushed along with 11 Goosander by a small boat they flew towards Cadney Reservoir.
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And remember to add these🙄...
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The redhead Smew at Idle Valley GP's at the weekend.
We really enjoyed some super views of her.
Just need to work on the phonescoping a bit more though.

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Fairly distant views of Black-throated Diver

Black-throated Diver at South Muskham Pits

Very distant Slavonian Grebe at Kilvington

Common Buzzard, Job's Lane

A foray into Notts yesterday. Black-throated Diver at S.Muskam. The Slav Grebe was always distant at Kilvington.
Finished with a couple of Lincs year ticks at places we don't visit often, Millennium Green and Job's Lane.
A Buzzard in the last of the sun was quite nice.

We were very happy to find two Shore Larks at Crook Bank, Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe NNR, this morning. Also a single Snow Bunting.
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Thanks Steve, I will upload the details, just didn't want to duplicate if you had already done it.
Happy New Year. Enjoy the Lakes.

One of two CR Avocets at East Halton Skitter yesterday, both had same colour combo, but we couldn't get a read of the other.
I'm guessing @routledgesteve.bsky.social and/or @jondrakes.bsky.social will have logged the details already?
R-n grebe @ winters pond still too
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Excellent. I need to sit down and work out Stig's life list with him sometime soon.

Keep forgetting these...
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Although, given that my first was the Golden-winged, almost 36yrs ago just around the corner that probably isn't a great record😂

Stig didn't entirely appreciate the 6+ hour wait for his first American warbler on Friday. The Yellow Warbler eventually gave us some great views though. Also Alison's first, and my second.

Hi Steve. I think it is to do with the settings, it comes up as Goosander for us
Maybe check you are set to English(UK) for common names.

Great, thanks for that. I can sense a plan coming on.

Interested to know if this is Deeping too Amy? We have never been as we always bird with our dog.

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Tough going at times for our Solstice birding @gibpoint yesterday. A lone Snow Bunting and a late Chiffchaff probably the best of the 60 species we got.
Shaky phonsecoped photos in the wind and rain

There may be an issue seeing one in many places.
Not seen any in Lincs for some years.

A personal challenge or aiming for a County Big Year record?
As to a plan, there's a bunch of birds that will take care of themselves just from being out regularly. Jan to March hit winter visitors,then vagrants and Summer migrants, autumn vagrants and mop up any missed winter visitors late on.

Great video. Hope it has helped edge John to his target too? 🤞

Nice work. Thanks for getting us on one of them.

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Steppe Grey Shrike, Grainthorpe 12/11/2008

Steppe Grey Shrike

Desert Wheatear, Saltfleet 12/11/2008

Desert Wheatear.

I've been putting some old notebooks into eBird recently and just got to these two, almost 16 years to the day since we saw them both in Lincolnshire - time flies!
Steppe Grey Shrike and Desert Wheatear