30/04/2023
Ancaster
Corn Bunting, Buzzard, Lapwing, Linnet, Skylark, Wheatear, Common Whitethroat
Cress Marsh
16 Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Buzzard, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Curlew, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Wheatear
Fillingham
Hobby
Frampton Marsh
Common Crane, Wood Sandpiper
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Pig Lane
Yellow Wagtail
Trent Port
Goosander, Sand Martin, Raven, 2 Shelduck
Tunman Wood 
2 Buzzard, 6 Chiffchaff,6 Garden Warbler, 16 Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat

29/04/2023
Boultham Mere
Cuckoo, Shelduck 2 Common Tern, Reed Warbler,
Donna Nook
Lesser Whitethroat
Fillingham
Swift, 2 Wheatear
Frampton Marsh
2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill
Gibraltar Point
3 Cuckoo, Short-eared Owl, Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbill
Kirkby Pits
Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite, 45 Common Tern
Nettleton
Hoopoe
RAF Woodhall Spa
2 Cuckoo, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, Osprey, 2 Swift, 6 Common Tern

28/04/2023
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill, Temmincks Stint
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Gooseman's Field
Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler
Millennium Green
2 Swift
Rimac/Brickyard Lane
Lesser Whitethroat
East Halton Skitter
Spoonbill
Winter's Pond
Cattle Egret

27/04/2023
Black Bank (Messingham)
Blackcap, 3 Buzzard, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Linnet, 2 Barn Swallow, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Boultham Mere
Common Tern, Cuckoo and a vandalised hide
Deeping Lakes
Garganey, Little Gull, 2 Turnstone
Elm House Farm
Whinchat

Despite the barbed wire a very attractive photo of a Whinchat at Elm House Farm - Image © Owen Beaumont

Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Gibraltar Point
Great Northern Diver, Spoonbill
Paradise
Spotted Redshank
Swanpool
Cuckoo, Great Spotted Woodpecker

26/04/2023
Chowder Ness
Wheatear
Covenham Reservoir
Garganey
Deeping Lakes
Garganey
Freiston Shore
7 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 300+ Brent Goose 4 Pintail, 12 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Wheatear, Common Whitethroat
Gibraltar Point
Ring Ouzel
Manby Wetlands
30 Avocet, Little Ringed Plover
Marton
Common Crane
RAF Woodhall Spa
2 Buzzard, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Pochard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern, 
Willow Tree Fen
Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl

25/04/20234
South Cockerington
Hoopoe (in private garden but flew off)

A Hoopoe in a lucky householders garden -unfotunately it didnt stay long - Image © Eileen (?)

Far Ings 
Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Temminck's Stint, Turtle Dove
Rimac
Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Common Whitethroat
Willow Tree Fen
Garganey, Spoonbill

24/04/2023
Bourne
Common Redstart
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, 60 House Martin, 150 Sand Martin, 400, Barn Swallow, 4 Arctic Tern, 35 Yellow Wagtail
Denton Reservoir
Osprey, Common Redstart, Swift, Wheatear
Whisby
Cuckoo, Garden Warbler

23/04/2023
Alkborough Flats
3 Black Tern
Anderby Creek
Firecrest, Ring Ouzel, Tree Pipit, Lesser Whitethroat, Spoonbill
Anderby Marsh
3 Cuckoo
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Short-eared Owl
Black Bank (Messingham)
Cuckoo, Oystercatcher, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Jay, 4 House Martin, 2 Barn Swallow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper
Deeping Lakes
Little Gull, Arctic Tern, Turnstone
Frampton Marsh
Little Gull
Saltfleet Dunes
6 Blackcap, 3 Barn Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat

22/04/2023
Anderby Creek/Chapel Six Marshes
Brambling, 3 Cuckoo, 21 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Marsh Harrier, Tree Pipit, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill, Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, 29 Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat
Baston Fen
Spotted Redshank
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Garden Warbler
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, Dunlin, 68 Mediterranean Gull, Ringed Plover, 5 Little Gull, Ruff
West Deeping
Bar-tailed Godwit
Frampton Marsh
2 Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 5 Spoonbill
Winter's Pool
11 Little Gull
Toft Newton Reservoir
Little Gull
Witham Mouth
Eider, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Willow Warbler, 20 Whimbrel

21/04/2023
Baston Fen
Spotted Redshank
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Red Knot, Spotted Redshank, Common Swift
Cleethorpes
40 Brent Goose
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, Greenshank, 2 Little Gull, House Martin, Sand Martin, Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper, 100 Swallow, 11 Yellow Wagtail
Frampton Marsh
Cuckoo, 7 Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Little Gull, 32 Mediterranean Gull, 140 Ruff, Spoonbill, Sandwich Tern, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, 
Freiston Shore
Dotterel
Huttoft Pit
Firecrest
Mablethorpe
Hawfinch

20/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits 
2 Bar-taiked Godwit, Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank
Frampton Marsh
57 Mediterranean Gull
Freiston Shore
10 Mediterranean Gull

One of ten Mediterranean Gulls at Freiston Shore - Image © Paul Sullivan

Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Black Redstart
Huttoft
Firecrest
Swinn Wood
2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Fieldfare, Nuthatch, Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Tealby Thorpe
Blackcap. Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 15 Fieldfasre, 3 Barn Swallow
Tetney Lock
Blackcap, 2 House Martin, 8 Barn Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat
RAF Wainfleet
Dotterel, 250 Golden Plover
RAF Woodhall 
Black-necked Grebe, 2 Common Scoter
Yaddlethorpw
Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker

19/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Gull, Spotted Redshank, Arctic Tern
Brumby Common
Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 200 Feral Pigeon, 2 Skylark
Frampton Marsh
Alpine Swift (over & north), 5 Spoonbill
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Black Redstart
Huttoft Pits
Firecrest
Novartis Ings
Caspian Giull
Stickney
2 Bar-tailed Godwit
Tetney Lock
Greenshank, 2 Barn Swallow, Yellow Wagtail
RAF Woodhall
Black-necked Grebe, Little Gull
Yaddlethorpe
Common Tern

18/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
6 Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank
Deeping Lakes
Bar-tailed Godwit
Nocton
7 Bar-tailed Godwit
Rimac
Garganey, Wheatear, 3 Whimbrel, Marsh Harrier

17/04/2023
Alkborough Flats
Short-eared Owl
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Spotted Redshank
Boultham Mere
3 Great White Egret
Donna Nook
20 Avocet, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, Red Kite, Barn Swallow, 12 Twite
Frampton Marsh
2 Garganey
Gibraltar Point
Hen Harrier, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Wheatear
Grainthorpe Haven
3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 20 Redshank, Skylark, 3 Barn Swallow, Yellowhammer
Langrick
White Stork
Messingham
4 Buzzard, 32 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Pochard, 6 Shelduck 2 Arctic Tern, 6 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Woodcock
North Somercotes
Linnet, Tawny Owl, 2 Barn Swallow
RAF Woodhall
Black-necked Grebe

16/04/2023
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Spotted Redshank
Cress Marsh
9 Avocet, Buzzard, 17 Curlew,19 Lesser Black-backed Gull,  Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 22 Shelduck, 2 Skylark, Cetti's Warbler
Frampton Marsh
4 Barnacle Goose, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 4 Spoonbill, 2 Whooper Swan, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3 Wheatear
Mablethorpe
Woodlark (over)
Tetney Lock
Corn Bunting, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Whimbrel
Trent Port
Blackcap, Oystercatcher, Red-legged Partridge, Raven, Redshank, Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe

15/04/2023
Baston Fen
Spotted Redshank
North Cotes
Cattle Egret
Doddington Park
6 Lesser Redpoll
East Halton Skitter
Lesser Redpoll, Common Scoter, 4 Whimbrel, Common Whitethroat
Frampton Marsh
Great White Egret, Peregrine Falcon, Garganey, 4 Barnacle Goose, Greenshank, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Pintail, 4 Spoonbill, Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler
Gibraltar Point
Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Dwl
Lea Marsh
Buzzard, 3 Curlew, 10 Sand Martin, 12 Skylark, 20 Mute Swan, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Yellowhammer
Swanpool
Wheatear
Thimbleby
Ring Ouzel
Water's Edge
Long-Tailed Duck
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe

14/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Spoonbill
Cleethorpes
Peregrine Falcon, 2 Sand Martin, Alpine Swift

A splendid capture of the showy Alpine Swift close to Chapman's Pool = Image © Nick Coulbeck

Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Kirkby Gravel Pits
6 Avocet
Scopwick
Common Redstart
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe
Trent Port
14 Gadwall, Tawny Owl, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 6 Teal and a Harbour Porpoise

13/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Water Pipit
Cleethorpes
Alpine Swift
Deeping Lakes
Arctic Tern
Fillingham
c30 Brambling
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill
Hartsholme Park
8 Cormorant, Goosander, Song Thrush
Owlet Plantation
Osprey
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull, White Wagtail
Saltfleetby
Garganey
RAF Woodhall Spa
Black-necked Grebe
Swanholme Lakes
Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk

12/04/2023
Cleethorpes
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift showed exceptionally well over Chapman's Pool, Cleethorpes - Image © Andy Sims

Far Ings
Bittern
Frampton Marsh
Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover, Arctic Tern, Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
Firecrest, Black Redstart, Spoonbill, Little Tern
Mablethorpe area
Cuckoo, House Martin, Sand Martin, 2 Jack Snipe, Barn Swallow, 10 Twite
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe
Cuckoo, 30 Wheaear
Sandilands
Short-eared Owl
Seaview
Garganey
Shsrman's Wath
Great White Egret, Oystercatcher
Tetney
Corn Bunting, c50 Curlew, 200 Golden Plover, Wheatear

11/04/2023
Fillingham
1( Brambling
Frampton Marsh
Garganey, 2 Barnacle Goose, 4 Mediterranean Gull, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 5 Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Wheatear, Common Whitethroat
Gibraltar Point
Black Redstart
Hutoft Marsh
3 Barn Swallow
Novartis Ings
Common Whitethroat
Sutton on Sea
Cuckoo, 3 Sand Martin, Tree Sparrow, 3 Swallow
Thoresby Bridge
Great White Egret
Tuetoes
Buzzard, 2 Little Owl

10/04/2023
Boultham Mere
c15 Sand Martin, 6 Barn Swallow
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Fillingham
11 Brambling
Frampton Marsh
Long-tailed Duck
Gibraltar Point
Black Redstart
Sandilands
Red Kite

09/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Cuckoo
Covenham Reservoir
Garganey
Cress Marsh
8 Avocet 5 Curlew, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 13 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 14 Shelduck, 17 Shoveler
Far Ings
Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Water Pipit
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl, Woodlark
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull
Seaview Farm
Garganey

08/04/2023
Barkston Aerodrome
Merlin, Ring Ouzel
Branston Hall
Nuthatch
Cleethorpes
Little Egret, 70 Turnstone 
Covenham
Great Northern Diver, Garganey

A superb capture of a Garganey at Covenham Reservoir - Image © Nick Coulbeck

Far Ing
Bittern, Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh
Corn Bunting, Cattle Egret, Marsh Harrier. Kingfisher, Barn Owl, 25 Whooper Swan, 5 Yellow Wagtail
Keelby
Ring Ouzel

07/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Black-crowned Night Heron (eventually flew off)
Frampton Marsh
Water Pipit, 6 Twite
North Somercotes
Siskin, Swallow
Wainfleet
Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, 1500 Dunlin, 10000 Red Knot, 7 Red-breasted Merganser, Barn Owl,  540 Golden Plover, 2500 Grey Plover, 200 Redshank, 5 Snipe
Willow Tree Fen
5 Common Crane

06/04/2023
Barton Pits
Long-tailed Duck
Boultham Mere
Kittiwake

Slightly off-course perhaps, Kittiwake at Boultham Mere - Image © Andy Sims

Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
Gibraltar Point
3 Cattle Egret (over, north)
Sandilands
Short-eared Owl
Saltfleetby
2 Snow Bunting, Swallow, Willow Warbler
Willow Tree Fen
Water Pipit

05/04/2023
Anderby Marsh
Avocet, Chiffchaff. Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Redshank, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler
Frampton Marsh
2 Peregrine Falcon2 Mediterranean Gull
Gibraltar Point
Short-eared Owl
Huttoft Pit
Chiffchaff, Curlew, Teal
Novartis Ings
Iceland Gull, Yellow Wagtail
Sandilands 
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl on the old Sandilands Golf Course - Image © Chris Grimshaw

Wolla Bank
Marsh Harrier 2 Red Kite

04/04/2023
Anderby Creek
Gyr Falcon (escape)
Black Bank
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Boultham Mere
2 Garganey
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver
Cress Marsh
6 Avocet, 4 Buzzaed 2 Chiffchaff, 20 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 17 Shelduck
Far Ings
Little Gull
Frampton Marsh
Pale-bellied Brent goose
Halton Marsh
Spoonbill
Nebraska Wetlands
2 Wheatear
Toft Newton
2 Garganey
Whisby
2 Garganey 

03/04.2023
Frampton Marsh
Common Crane, Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, Yellow Wagtail
Wolla Bank
Sedge Warbler

02/04/2023
Covenham Reservoir
Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe
Cress Marsh
11 Avocet, 2 Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Ringed Plover24 Shelduck, 21 Shoveler
Doddington Park
17 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Siskin
Donna Nook
55+ Twite
Frampton Marsh
Russian White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, Yellow Wagtail
Gibraltar Point
Firecrest
Marston
Swallow, Yellow Wagtail
Messingham Sand Quarry
Bittern, 5 Buzzard, Sand Martin
Tunman Woods
25 Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler (posible), Goldcrest, 2 Raven
Westborough (Long Bennington)
Gannet (in private a garden! 

Nothing is impossible, Gannet In a garden, Westborough (fifty miles from the sea - Image ©  Mick Turner

01/04/2023
Alkborough
Yellow Wagtail
Baumber (Lakeside Fishery)
Osprey
Bee-hive Lane Quarry
Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Shelduck
Chapel Six Marsh 
Firecrest 2
Doddington Park
18 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Siskin
Frampton Marsh
Cattle Egret, Russian White-fronted Goose, Sedge Warbler
Gibraltar Point
Firecrest
Halton Marshes
Spoonbill
Huttoft Bank Pit
Cuckoo, Firecrest
North Hykeham Pits
11 Blackcap, 9 Brambling, 18 Chiffchaff, 8 House Martin 110 Sand Martin, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Swallow
Wolla Bank
Firecrest