Lincolnshire Bird Club Latest Sightings
October 2025
31/10/25
Rimac
Red-backed Shrike
Mablethorpe
Caspin Gull
New York
Glossy Ibis
Mablethorpe
Velvet Scter
Cleethorpe
Glossy Ibis
Red-backed Shrike at Rimac (c) Phil Hyde
30/10/25
Deeping Lakes
Yellow-browed Warbler,
Rimac
Red-backed Shrike
Willow Tree Fen
Common Crane (21)
Mablethorpe
Long-tailed Duck, Grey Phalarope
Langtoft
Ferruginous Duck
Gib Point
Water Pipit, Firecrest,
Deeping Lakes
Yellow-browed Warbler, Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis at Cleethorpes on 30th October (c) Tony Feld
29/10/25
Gib Point
Ring Ouzel,
Deeping Lakes
Yellow-browed Warbler, Glossy Ibis
Rimac
Water Pipit, Red-backed Shrike
Mablethorpe
Long-tailed Duck (2), Scaup (2)
Freiston Shore
Spotted Redshank
Red-backed Shrike at Rimac (c) Dave Wright
28/10/25
Lincoln (Swanpool)
Ring Ouzel
Gib Point
Lapland Bunting, Twite
Saltfleet
Black-throated Diver, Little Auk,
Mablethorpe
Little Auk, Long-tailed Duck
Deeping Lakes
Yellow-browed Warbler, Glossy Ibis
27/10/25
Gib Point
Water Pipit, Little Auk, Razorbill, Whooper Swan, Eider, Common Scoter, Goosander, Red-throated Diver, Arctic Tern, Common Tern
Deeping Lakes
Glossy Ibis
Willow Tree Fen
Common Crane (25)
Huttoft
Long-tailed Skua
Langtoft
Ferruginous Duck
Deeping Lakes LWT
Yellow-browed Warbler
26/10/25
Langtoft
Ferruginous Duck
Gib Point
Hawfinch, Long-tailed Skua, Whooper Swan, Crossbill, Ring Ouzel, Teal, Shoveler
Deeping Lakes LWT
Yellow-browed Warbler
Holbeach Marsh
Short-eared Owl
Frampton Marsh RSPB
Cetti's Warbler, Merlin, Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier, Stonechat, Pintail, Stonechat
25/10/25
Middlemarsh Farm
Caspian Gull
Cleethorpes Coast LNR
Glossy Ibis
Deeping Lake
Yellow-browed Warbler
Huttoft Bank
Long-tailed Skua
Gib Point
Pomarine Skua (8), Arctic Skua (3), Manx Shearwater, Sandwich Tern, Merlin, Peregrine, Caspian Tern, Snow Bunting, Bullfinch
Langtoft
Ferruginous Duck
Frampton Marsh
Pomarine Skua
Mablethorpe
Snow Bunting
Ferruginous Duck at Langtoft Gravel Pit (c) Rob Stevenson - See https://ebird.org/checklist/S281207962 for more images
24/10/25
Gib Point
Black-throated Diver, Yellow-browed Warbler, Whooper Swan (129), Wigeon, Teal, Velvet Scoter, Curlew, Kittiwake, Gannet, Turnstone, Merlin (3), Jack Snipe
Sandilands
Snow Bunting
Cleethorpes Coast LNR
Glossy Ibis
Freiston Shore RSPB
Black Tern
Langtoft
Ferruginous Duck
Sandilands
Gull-billed Tern
Sutton-on-Sea
Pomarine Skua
Chapel Six Marshes
Serin
23/10/25
Gibraltar Point
Pomarine Skua (4), Sooty Shearwater, Black-throated Diver, Lapland Bunting, Ring Ouzel, Snow Bunting, Kittiwake, Arctic Tern, Common Tern, Whooper Swan (8)
Langtoft (West End GP)
Ferruginous Duck
Sutton-on-Sea
Pomarine Skua (3), Velvet Scoter
Pyewipe (Novartis Ings)
Little Stint, Caspian Gull
Chapel Point
Sooty Shearwater
Mablethorpe
Pomarine Skua
Huttoft
Long-tailed Skua
22/10.25
Gibraltar Point
Firecrest, Twite, Yellow-browed Warbler (4), House Martin, Swallow, Goosander (9),
RAF Wainfleet
Hen Harrier
Rimac
Glossy Ibis (4 south-west)
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe NNR
Yellow-browed Warbler
Deeping Lakes
Bearded Tit
Frampton RSPB
Rock Pipit, Cetti's Warbler, Swallow, Peregrine, Pintail, Great Egret
21/10/25
Rimac
Glossy Ibis (2)
Stamford
Black Redstart (Adult maleP
Anderby Creek
Glossy Ibis (2, same as Rimac)
Gibraltar Point
Ring Ouzel, Twite, Woodlark, Firecrest, Black Redstart
Pyewipe (Novartis Ings)
Little Stint
Frampton RSPB
Brambling, Cetti's Warbler, Pink-footed Geese (60+), Bearded Tit, Ruff, Water Rail, Stonechat
20/10/25
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler (2), Richard's Pipit, Firecrest, Ring Ouzel, Black Redstart
Tallington Lakes
Hawfinch, Redwing
Goxhill Haven
Snow Bunting
Frampton RSPB
Marsh Harrier, Stonechat, Whooper Swan (11), Brambling, Peregrine, Pintail (24), Kingfisher
19/10/25
Saltfleet (Sea Lane)
Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest
Donna Nook (Pye's Hall)
Firecrest
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler (2), Black Redstart, Velvet Scoter, Ring Ouzel
Deeping Lake
Glossy Ibis (2)
Donna Nook
Turtle Dove, Firecrest
Goxhill Haven
Northern Bottlenose Whale
18/10/25
Anderby Creek
Slavonian Grebe (single on sea), Red-necked Grebe (Single south)
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler , Ring Ouzel (5), Wigeon (2785), Teal (1019), Red-breasted Merganser (21), Long-tailed Duck, Slavonian Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Arctic Skua (2), Little Gull and 11 Red-throated Diver.
Far Ings NR
Glossy Ibis
Pyewipe
Little Stint
Middlemarsh Farm
Jack Snipe
Saltfleetby
Yellow-browed Warbler (1 possibly 2)
Cleethorpes
Yellow-browed Warbler
Frampton RSPB
Whooper Swan (46), Stonechat, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, Brambling (3)
Keelby
Fieldfare (37) Redwing (9), Marsh Harrier (1) Peregrine (2) Siskin (1) Stonechat (2)
17/10/25
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler (2), Ring Ouzel (3), Firecrest, Twite, Crossbill, Jack Snipe, Avocet, Greenshank, Marsh Harrier (3), Merlin, Barn Owl,
Tetney Marsh
Ruddy Sheduck (6)
Donna Nook
Yellow-browed Warbler
Deeping Lakes
Glossy Ibis 2
Huttoft Bank
Snow Bunting 1
Wolla Bank
Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Lapland Bunting 1
Cleethorpes (Anglian Water Compound at Meridian Road)
Yellow-browed Warbler 1,
Frampton Marsh
Raven, Pintail, Peregrine, Corn Bunting, Brambling, Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail
16/10/25
Saltfleet, Sea Lane
Yellow-browed Warbler
East Halton
Glossy Ibis
Louth (St Mary's Lane)
Coal Tit
Deeping Lakes (East Pit)
Glossy Ibis (3, two together and a single).
Frampton Marsh
Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler, Bearded Tit
Sutton-on-Sea
Velvet Scoter (2)
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler, Ring Ouzel (3), Snow Bunting
Lincoln (Swanpool)
Grey Partridge 12
Grey Partrdge (12) at Swanpool, Lincoln (c) Andy Sims
15/10/25
Stickney
Glossy Ibis
Sutton-on-Sea
Long-tailed Skua (same bird also seen at Anderby and Wolla Bank)
Hubbert's Bridge
Ring-necked Duck
Anderby Creek
Yellow-browed Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Great Egret (3 south), Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler, Bearded Tit
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler (3), Ring Ouzel (3), Snow Bunting
14/10/25
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler (4!), Grey Heron (8), Common Scoter (10), Cetti's Warbler (5), Ring Ouzel (3)
Anderby Creek
Yellow-browed Warbler
Deeping Lakes
Rock Pipit
Frampton Marsh
Marsh Harrier, Great Egret, Greenshank
Belvoir Lake (Lincs Leics border)
Osprey
13/10/2025
Gibraltar Point
Water Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler, Brambling, Jack Snipe
Deeping Lakes
Glossy Ibis
Covenham Res
Black Tern
Culverthorpe
Pink-footed Goose (1)
Frampton Marsh
Merlin, Cetti's Warbler, Redpoll, Siskin, Brambling, Bearded Tit, Green Woodpecker, Golden Plover (1200)
Yellow-browed Warbler at Gib Point 13/10/25 Photo taken from https://gibraltarpointbirdobservatory.blogspot.com/ and taken by the Sorby Breck Ringing Group
12/10/2025
Tetney
Spotted Redshank
Deeping Lakes
Glossy Ibis
Halton Marshes
Caspian Gull
Framton Marsh RSPB
Whooper Swan (11 at dusk), Cettlis Warbler, Bearded Tit, Hen Harrier (fem), Wheatear
Gib Point
Jack Snipe, Spotted Redshank, Merlin, Red Kite, Redwing,
11/10/2025
Pyewipe
Curlew Sandpiper (16), 10,000 waterbirds majority of waders roosting on Novatis Ings including at least 16 curlew sands, 6300 black-tailed godwits, 555 knot and on the mudflats c3000 golden plovers
Alkborough Flats
Curlew Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis (2)
Frampton RSPB
Hen Harrier, Whooper Swan (18), Water Rail,
Woodhall Spa LWT
Black Tern
Gibraltar Point
Pink-footed Geese (1000's), Whooper Swan (5), Greenshank (4), Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat
10/10/2025
Gibraltar Point
Glossy Ibis, Waders (60,000+), Crossbill, Kingfisher (2), Jack Snipe, Rock Pipit
Woodhall Spa LWT
Black Tern
Navenby (Low Fields)
Caspian Gull
Frampton RSPB
Great Egret (3), Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank (8),
Freiston Shore RSPB
Firecrest, Little Stint, Kingfisher, Red-throated Diver, Rock Pipit, Sandwich Tern, Siskin, Redpoll
Tabs Head
Cattle Egret
09/10/2025
Frampton RSPB
Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Water Rail, Greenshank, Merlin, Whooper Swan, Great Egret
Woodhall Spa LWT
Black Tern
Barton-on-Humber
Scaup (juv on Barrow Mere)
Black Tern at Woodhall Spa LWT by Clive Moore
08/10/2025
Louth
Pinkfooted Geese 50 flying over SE
Woodhall Spa LWT
Black Tern
Deeping Lakes LWT
Glossy Ibis (2 long staying birds)
Baston Fen
Crane (4)
Gibraltar Point
Crossbill (15), Cetti's Warbler
07/10/2025
Sutton-on-Sea
Short-eared Owl
Gibraltar Point
Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest, Crossbil (15), Hawfinch, Lapland Bunting
Bluestone Heath Road,NR Cadwell Park.
Red Kite 7
Mablethorpe
Caspian Gull (2 by outfall)
Deeping Lakes LWT
Glossy Ibis (2 long staying birds)
Far Ings
Scaup (on Barrow Mere)
Frampton RSPB
Whooper Swans, Cetti's Warbler, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Ruff, Snipe, Pintail
06/10/2025
Gibraltar Point
Glossy Ibis (South), Lapland Bunting (South)
Freiston Shore
Hawfinch (2 reported near concrete bunker)
Baston and Langtoft pits
Temminck's Stint, Lesser Yellowlegs
Anderby Creek
Yellow-browed Warbler
Frampton RSPB
Whooper Swan (5), Hen Harrier, Siskin and Redpool passage
05/10/2025
Baston and Langtoft pits
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pyewipe
Curlew Sandpiper
Theddlethorpe St Helen
Glossy Ibis (flew south)
Frampton RSPB
Pintail, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, Peregrine, Merlin, Marsh Harrier
Gibraltar Point
Crossbill (7), Firecrest, Pink-footed Geese (500+), Pintail (10)
Alkborough
Crane (9)
Boultham Mere LWT
Whooper Swan (4), Lapwing (13) and Snipe (3)
Cranes at Alkboroughon 5th October 2025 (c) Neil Drinkall
Three of the four Whooper Swans at Boultham Mere LWT 5th Oct 2025 (c) Andy Sims
04/10/2025
Baston and Langtoft pits
Lesser Yellowlegs, Temminicks Stint
Donna Nook
Spotted Redshank, Stonechat
Mablethorpe
Slavonian Grebe
Pyewipe
Little Stint
Frampton
Pintail, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier
Gibraltar Point
Sooty Shearwater (north), Siskin, Linnet, Goldfinch and Chaffinch, with several Swallows, a Swift and a Hobby
03/10/2025
Deeping Lakes LWT
Red Knot
Frampton
Marsh Harrier, Greenshank, Green Woodpecker, Grey Plover, Pintail
Gibraltar Point
21 Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit,
02/10/2025
Donna Nook
Spotted Redshank, Firecrest
Pyewipe
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint
Frampton
Green Woodpecker, Bearded Tit, Wigeon (200), Pintail (20+), Peregrine, Water Rail
Gibraltar Point
Shelduck (195), Rock Pipit, Gannet (8), Hobby, Cattle Egret (2), Buzzard, Siskin
01/10/2025
Deeping Lakes LWT
Glossy Ibis (2 on River Welland)
Pyewipe
Little Stint
Donna Nook
Glossy Ibis (flew south)
Gibraltar Point
Crossbill, Grey Wagtail, Hobby, Merlin, Cattle Egret, Cetti's Warbler