31/08/2023
Bardney
2 Raven
Frampton Marsh
Spotted Redshank, 17 Curlew Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 36 Spoonbill, 4 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Black Redstart, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 23 Spoonbill
Kirkby 
Greenshank, Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher, 250 Lapwing, Pintail, Red-crested Pochard, Water Rail, Raven, 5 Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Warbler, Green Woodpecker
Kirton Marsh
2 Common Crane (over north)
Louth
Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Hobby
Novartis Ings
Spotted Redshank
Rimac
Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper

30/08/2023
Chapel Six Marsh
2 Cattle Egret
Fillingham
Whinchat

Whinchat near Fillingham - Image © Colin Scott

Frampton Marsh
159 Avocet, 3200 Dunlin, 88 Little Egret, 2 Garganey, 17 Greenshank. 9 Lapwing, 526 Ringed Plover14 Spotted Redshank, 128 Ruff, 12 Common Sandpiper, 12 Curlew Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 38 Spoonbill, 2700 Black-wing Stilt, 6 Little Stint, Black Stork, 131 Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
Curlew Sandpiper
Manby Wetlands
11 Avocet, 5 Dunlin 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 89 Black-headed Gull, Ringed Plover, 18 Ruff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 11 Snipe
Rimac
4 Little Egret, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Common Redshank, Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper

A very obliging wood sandpiper at Ric this afternoon - Image © Chris Grimshaw

Paradise
2 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret, 2 Greenshank, 25 Common Gull, 98 Lapwing, 226 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 12 Swallow
Swanpool cow-fields
2 Spotted Flycatcher

29/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
6 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 34 Spoonbill, 2 Little Stint
Manby Wetlands
20 Avocet, 3 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 130 Black-headed Gull, 10 Common Gull, Marsh Harrier, Ringed Plover, 14 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sanpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 40 Teal
Rimac
Wood Sandpiper
Tetney Marsh
200 Grey Plover

28/082023
Anderby Creek
Long-tailed Skua
Fillingham
11 Siskin (over)
Frampton Marsh
5 Spotted Redshank, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 24 Spoonbill, Black Stork
Gibraltar Point
Caspian Gull, Puffin, 18 Spoonbill, Little Stint, Black Tern, Roseate Tern
Messingham
Buzzard, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Hobby, 14 Moorhen, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk

27/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Raven, Spotted Redshank
Cress Marsh
2 Great White Egret, Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper at Cress Marsh - Image © Nick Coulbeck

Deeping Lakes
Osprey
Fillingham
Grey Plover, Whinchat
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, Merlin, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 34 Spoonbill, 7 Little Stint, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, 27 Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Whimbrel, Green Woodpecker
Gibraltar Point
Osprey, Kentish Plover, Ringed Plover, Roseate Tern
Manby Wetlands
2 Curlew Sandpiper
Rimac
2 Little Stint, 2 Wood Sandpiper
Tetney Marsh
3 Greenshank, Marsh Harrier, Osprey, 10 Redshank, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe
Trent Port
Bullfinch, Kingfisher, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Common Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk, Reed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Green Woodpecker
Saltfleetby
Curlew Sandpiper
Swanpool-cowfields
Blackcap, Song Thrush, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler
Sutton on Sea
21 Gannet, 380 Guillemot, 3 House Martin, 25 Oystercatcher, 810 Razorbill, 4 Arctic Skua, 2 Black Tern, 250 Common Tern, 150 Sandwich Tern, 180 Barn Swallow, 2 Turnstone, Whimbrel

26/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake at Alkborough Flats - Image © Neil Drinkall

Barkston
Whinchat
Boultham Mere
Swift, 3 Wigeon
Frampton Marsh
2 Short-eared Owl, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Little Stint, Black Stork
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, 7 Spoonbill
Paradise
Curlew Sandpiper
Rimac
5 Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper
Swanpool cow-fields
Spotted Flycatcher

25/08/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Black-necked Grebe
Frampton Marsh
6 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 40 Spoonbill, 5 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Bee-eater, Long-eared Owl, 5 Black Tern, Wood Warbler
Grimsby (private garden)
Pied Flycatcher
Sandilands
Roseate Tern

24/08/2023
Frampton
Great White Egret, 1000 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redstart, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 33 Spoonbill, 2 Little Stint, 5 Black-winged Stilt, Black Stork, Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
8 Black Stork
Paradise
Little Stint
Rimac
5 Wood Sandpiper

23/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Osprey, 17 Spoonbill
Barkston
6 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat
Frampton Marsh
4 Spotted Redshank, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 31 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 3 Little Stint
Freiston Shore
Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
2 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint
Moulton Marsh
Cattle Egret
Rimac
2 Garganey, 3 Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
Pied Flycatcher, Osprey
Swanpool cow-field
Nuthatch

22/08/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Black-necked Grebe
Deeping Lakes
Greater Scaup, Wood Sandpiper
Frampton Marsh
Avocet 250, 350 Dunlin, 1000 Black-tailed Godwit, 75 Greenshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, Little Stint, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Curlew Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5 Black-winged Stilt, Sparrowhawk, 39 Spoonbill
Freiston Shore
Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Bittern
Manby Wetlands
Wood Sandpiper
Paradise
6 Wood Sandpiper
Rimac
2 Wood Sandpiper
Saltfleetby
Pied Flycatcher, Gargarney, Osprey
Willow Tree Fen
Buzzard, 7 Common Crane, 5 Kestrel, 4 Marsh Harrier, Wheatear

Three Common Crane dropping in to Willow Tree Fen - Image © Chis Grimshaw

21/08/2023
Alkborough
12+ Spoonbill, Whimbrel
Anderby Creek
Icterine Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank3 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 36 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, Black Stork, Bearded Tit
Gibraltar Point
Black Tern
Moor Farm
Buzzard, Pied Flycatcher, Hobby, Jay, Green Woodpecker
Rimac
Garganey, Osprey, Little Ringed Plover, Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, Snipe, Whimbrel

Spotted Redshank at Rimac - Image © Mark Johnson

Swanpool cow-fields
2 Buzzard, Spotted Flycatcher, Grey Heron, Redstart, Swallow, Common Whitethroat. Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Green Woodpecker
Wainfleet
Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 124 Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat
Willow Tree Fen
Common Crane, Osprey

20/08/2023
Anderby Creek
7 Black Tern
Anderby Marsh
Little Stint
Black Bank
3 Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Marsh Harrier, Common Whitethroat
East Halton Skitter
59 Avocet, 29 Stock Dove, 2650 Black-tailed Godwit, Pink-footed Goose, 2 Yellow-tailed Gull, Red Knot, 85 Golden Plover, Water Rail,10 Shelduck, Whinchat
Gibraltar Point
Great White Egret, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint
Frampton Marsh
Black Stork
Trent Port
5 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret, 2 Raven, Common Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat
Winter's Pond
Cuckoo, 3 Little Egret, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 340 Greylag Goose, 16 Little Grebe, 374 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 5 Barn Swallow, 25 Mute Swan, Great Spotted Woodpecker,

19/08/2023
Baston Fen
Wood Sandpiper
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Black Tern
Cleethorpes
98 Dunlin, 720 Black-headed Gull, 418 Common Gull, 58 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull,148 Ringed Plover, Arctic Skua, 87 Common Tern, 148 Sandwich Tern, 2 Wheatear
Cress Marsh
7 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 50 Linnet, 12 Yellow Wagtail
Churchill to Brickyard Lane
5 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Sand Martin, Sparrowhawk, 4 Swallow, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Fillingham
Spotted Flycatcher

A Spotted Flycatcher at Fillingham - Image © Colin Scott

Frampton Marsh
Garganey, 8 Spotted Redshank, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 38 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 6 Little Stint, Black Stork
Gibraltar Point
Dunlin, Pied Flycatcher, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 9 Black Tern
Huttoft
Pied Flycatcher, 5 Black Tern
Kirton Marsh
Cattle Egret
Moulton Marsh
Black Stork

18/08/2023
Anderby Creek
Cory's Shearwater
Baston & Langtoft Pits
6 Black Tern
Chapel Point
Cory's Shearwater

The Cory's Shearwater that did a tour of the Lincs Coast this morning - Image © James Siddle

Frampton Marsh
Kentish Plover, 12 Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 40 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt, 4 Little StintBlack Tern
Gibraltar Point
Pied Flycatcher, Cory's Shearwater
North Rauceby
15 Grey Partridge, 7 Red-legged Partridge
Swanpool Cow-fields
Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher in the bushes at Swanpool cow-fields - Image © Chris Grimshaw

Sutton on Sea
Red-throated Diver, 62 Gannet, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 19 Guillemot, 7 Kittiwake, 170 Red Knot, 2 Razorbill, 139 Common Scoter, Cory's Shearwater, Arctic Skua, Great Skua, 5 Long-tailed Skua, Pomarine Skua, 30 Common Tern, 160 Sandwich Tern, 4 Turnstone
Wolla Bank
Cory's Shearwater

17/08/2023
Cleethorpes
200 Red Knot, 10 Grey Plover, Wheatear
Frampton Marsh 
11 Greenshank, Little Gull, Merlin, 4 Spotted Redshank, Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 37 Spoonbill, 6 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Whinchat
Gibraltar Point
Wood Sandpiper, Probable Sooty Shearwater, 22 Spoonbill, Long-tailed Skua, Black Tern
Manby Flash
21 Avocet, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe
Tetney Lock
2 Goosander, Little Grebe, Kestrel, Kingfisher, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Whimbrel

16/08/2023
Cleethorpes
50 Curlew, 7 Dunlin, 100 Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Red Knot, 1000 Oystercatcher, 10 Grey Plover, 100 Ringed Plover, 5 Sanderling, Common Sandpiper, 150 Common Tern, 100 Sandwich Tern, 10 Pied Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Peregrine Falcon, 1100 Black-tailed Godwit, 2+ Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, 4 Kingfisher, 15 Spotted Redshank, 70+ Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk, 34 Spoonbill,  2 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Black Stork, Whinchat, Whooper Swan
Rimac
3 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
2700 Black-headed Gull, 96 Ringed Plover, 49 Common Tern, Roseate Tern, 57 Sandwich Tern
Sutton on Sea
47 Gannet, Red-necked Grebe, Little Gull, 765 Guillemot, 50 Kittiwake, 85 Oystercatcher, 120 Razorbill, 21 Common Scoter, 6 Black Tern, 860 Common Tern, 210 Sandwich Tern, 14 Whimbrel

15/08/2023
Anderby Creek & Marsh
Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Red-backed Shrike, Little Stint
Barkston
Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, Willow Warbler
Fillingham
2 Marsh Harrier, 10 Whimbrel
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Merlin, Pintail, Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Arctic Skua, 34 Spoonbill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point 
27 Spoonbill
Swanpool Cow-fields
2 Spotted Flycatcher

One of the two Spotted Flycatchers in the Swanpool cowfields - Image © Andy Sims

RAF Wainfleet
4 Blackcap, Great White Egret, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 33000 Red Knot, Red-necked Phalarope, 800 Common Tern, 143 Willow Warbler, Green Woodpecker

14/08/2023
Mablethorpe
2 Curlew Sandpiper, Roseate Tern

13/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
9 Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 27 Spoonbill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
7 Spoonbill
Sutton on Sea
13 Black-tailed Godwit, 352 Black-headed Gull, 54 Common Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 40 Kittiwake, 37 Oystercatcher, 3 Shelduck, 9 Swallow, 15 Teal, 269 Common Tern, Little Tern

12/08/2023
Alkborough Flats
Wood Sandpiper
Anderby Creek
Red-backed Shrike
Anderby Marsh
Cattle Egret, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper
Dunsby Fen
Common Quail
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, 3 Greenshank, Hobby, Pintail, 9 Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper,, 18 Spoonbill, 5 Black-winged Stilt , 3 Little Stint, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel
Freiston Shore
300+ Sand Martin
Gibraltar Point
Black Tern
Willow Tree Fen
2 Bittern, Peregrine Falcon, 7+ Marsh Harrier, 6+ Kestrel, 19 House Martin, Merlin, 140 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Woodpecker

11/08/2023
Anderby Marsh
Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint
Churchill Lane
158 Curlew, 17 Common Tern, 168 Sandwich Tern
Frampton Marsh
7 Spotted Redshank, 18 Spoonbill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, Black Stork

Freiston Shore
2 Wood Sandpiper, Black Stork
Louth
7 Swift
Market Rasen
11 Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
Tetney Lock
Curlew, Goosander, Kingfisher, 2 House Martin, 20 Redshank, 5 Common Sandpiper
Willow Tree Fen
Osprey (high over)

10/08/2023
Cleethorpes
Kittiwake

Kittiwake on the beach at Cleethorpes - Image © Nick Coulbeck

Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Greenshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 2 Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, 12 Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
Avocet, Dunlin, Gannet, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover,  Spotted Redshank, Arctic Skua, 11 Spoonbill, Barn Swallow, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern
North Killingholme
Caspian Gull
Saltfleetby NNR
Osprey
Willow Tree Fen
Bittern, 12 Buzzard, 5 Common Crane, Peregrine Falcon, 8 Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 3 Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 150+ Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat

09/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
2 Curlew Sandpiper, 22 Spoonbill, 4 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
Osprey
Willow Tree Fen
Osprey
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
3 Little Ringed Plover, Wheatear

08/08/2023
Alkborough
Wood Sandpiper, 16 Spoonbill
Frampton Marsh
Short-eared Owl, Wood Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, 3 Little Stint
Gibraltar Point
11 Spoonbill
Pinchbeck
Common Quail
Rimac
Osprey
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl

07/08/2023
Cress Marsh
5 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Grey Heron, Kestrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Shoveler
Digby Fen
Great White Egret, Red Kite, Grey Partridge
Frampton Marsh
2 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint
Rimac
Wheatear
Saltfleetby
Short-eared Owl
Usselby Plantation
5 Siskin (Ad + 2 Juv), Great Spotted Woodpecker
Whisby
5 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret, 4 Egyptian Goose, Grey Heron, 200+ Lapwing

06/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Garganey, Short-eared Owl, 10 Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, c 20 Spoonbill, 4 Black-winged Stilt
Gibraltar Point
Little Gull, 3 Short-eared Owl
Huttoft
Storm Petrel
North Rauceby
Buzzard, Grey Partridge
Sutton on Sea
34 Gannet, 8 Kittiwake, 8 Grey Plover, 300 Common Scoter, Arctic Skua, 27 Teal, Arctic Tern, 38 Common Tern, 810 Sandwich Tern
Tetney Lock
2 Goosander, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail

Two Goosander at Tetney Lock - Image © Jim Wright

Trent Port
Kingfisher, 2 Raven, Stonechat, Green Woodpecker
Willow Tree Fen
11 Common Crane, Osprey

05/08/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Greater Scaup, Arctic Tern
Frampton Marsh
Short-eared Owl, 18 Spoonbill
Willow Tree Fen
11 Common Crane

04/08/2023
Brickyard Lane
15 Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 12 Oystercatcher, 5 Arctic Skua, Whimbrel
Cleethorpes
90 Black-tailed Godwit
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull, 2 Short-eared Owl, 8 Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, 21 Spoondill, 7 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Temminck's Stint
Gibraltar Point
40000 Red Knot, 10 Arctic Skua, 5 Spoonbill
Louth
100 Swift
Sutton on Sea
420 Sandwich Tern
RAF Wainfleet
Short-eared Owl
Rimac
Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpiper
Saltfleetby
Little Gull
Trent Port
3 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 9 Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, 15 Swift, Treecreeper, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Green Woodpecker

03/08/2023
Cleethorpes
Common Sandpier, 3 Arctic/Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
62 Greenshank, Mediterranean Gull, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 27 Spoonbill. 4 Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, Black Tern, 3 Whimbrel
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Spotted Redshank 3, Wood Sandpiper, 5 Spoonbill
Mablethorpe
Roseate Tern
Willow Tree Fen
10 Common Crane

02/08/2023
Frampton Marsh
12 Spotted Redshank, 21 Spoonbill, 9 Black-winged Stilt, Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
9 Spoonbill
Willow Tree Fen
10 Common Crane

01/08/2023
Alkborough
Wood Sandpiper
Digby Fen
8 Collared Dove, 5 c Kestrel, Barn Owl
Frampton Marsh
Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Marsh Harrier, Red Knot, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Redshank, 3 Spoonbill, c6 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Little Stint, Black Tern
Gibraltar Point
3 Wood Warbler
Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR
14 Cormorant, Gannet, 680 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull 176, 42 Great Black-backed Gull, 33 Herring Gull, 26 Shelduck, 2 Arctic Skua, 7 Common Tern, 41 Sandwich Tern, 11 Whimbrel
Toft Newton
Caspian Tern
Willow Tree Fen 
10 Common Crane