BLACK REDSTART

Cracking male on Lincoln Cathedral
reported in December and again this last week, we found it quite easily perching around the south side, you can park under this side at the weekend, it got mostly around the low roofs to the left of the main tower.

Peregrine

Lincoln Cathedral
Showed well briefly in flight this morning, still perched up with a full crop when we left.

BLACK THROATED THRUSH

Newholm North Yorkshire
On view as we arrived and showed well all morning in gardens along the road side, about 62 British records 29 of these in England, i have been lucky and seen 6 of those with 4 in countys bordering Lincolnshire, how much longer before we have our first record in Lincs.

Mediterranean Gull

Scarborough south end
Adult and second winter Med Gulls, third adult also seen.

Lapland Bunting

Frampton Marsh Lincolnshire
Upto seven birds this morning feeding on the rough grass around 360 hide.

Snow Bunting

3rd January 2010
Frampton Marsh, 18+ Birds around 360 hide

Lapland Bunting

Frampton Marsh Lincs

Little Egret

Frampton Marsh
Now common in the area, i can remember twitching one here in 1987 with 50 other birders present

Skylark

Frampton Marsh

Reed Buntings

Frampton Marsh
Feeding right under 360 hide

Great Northern Diver

Covenham Reservoir
Two birds still present, i last saw them both on 13th Dec.

Little Egret

Covenham Reservoir
A fly past, seemed to go down in a drain near main road.
 

Blackbird

Boultham Mere
I know its really common but i just liked the picture.
 

Robin

Boultham Mere
 

Boultham Mere

Frozen Out -4 this morning at 9.30am.
 

Fox

Boultham Mere
 

Water Pipit

Covenham Reservoir Lincolnshire
Awesome views of this very flighty bird, pity about the light though.

Great Northern Divers

Covenham Reservoir Lincolnshire
Two birds in north west corner giving stunning views, viewed against the sun though.

Continental Cormorant

Boultham Mere
This bird spent a few days on the drain.

Great Black Back Gull

Sandilands Huttoft

Caspian Gull

Boultham Mere
This appears to be a 1st Winter Caspian Gull, though distant and not scoped (left in Car) i managed this one shot.

Whooper Swan

Boultham Mere
These two adults flew in this morning and were still present when we left in the afternoon.

Yellow Legged Gull

Boultham Mere
Several birds have been seen on and off for the last couple of weeks, associating with Lesser Black backs.

Ring Neck Duck

Kirkby On Bain Gravel Pits

CORFU OCTOBER 2009

We had two weeks on the island but not for birding,migration was poor anyway so most of the birds we saw were around the apartment or drifting over, even on trips out there were no small birds around.

SARDINIAN WARBLER

Seen everyday outside apartment but very furtive, common around the island.

RAVEN

The only one seen, drifted high north over apartment.

Preying Mantis

We picked up a couple of these stunning beast from the roads and put them back in the trees, this one was on our balcony.

Lizard

Odd ones seen most days in the walls.

Jay

Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Common seen everyday around apartment.

CORFU

COMMON BUZZARD




HONEY BUZZARD










COMMON BUZZARD



HAWFINCH
Two birds flew in one morning and sat for several minutes.


SWALLOWTAIL
Common around apartment flower beds.

GREY WAGTAIL




COMMON BUZZARD




BLUE ROCK THRUSH

Water Rail

Boultham Mere
Right in front of the hide.

Osprey

Boultham Mere
Flew in at 9.15am, fished for fifteen mintues and flew around with male Marsh Harrier, eventually caught a small fish and flew off towards the bypass, present for some twenty minutes.
It has a white ring with possibly a N8 lettering,the white ring though from what i have been told means it was ringed in the same area?? as the bird last year, more info to follow.

Osprey

Osprey

More Images of the Boultham Mere Osprey.

Osprey and Marsh Harrier

Boultham Mere
The two flew arounf together for ten minutes but always in the sun.

Marsh Harrier

Boultham Mere
Male present on arrival drifted off west 9.15am

Marsh Harrier

Male Marsh Harrier at Boultham Mere, it made a Cormorant dive 6 times.

Garganey

One of the two birds at Frieston RSPB.

Grey Heron

Boultham Mere
Not alot else this morning.

Greenshank

RSPB OLD MOOR
Old Moor Lane Wombwell, Barnsley
South Yorkshire S73 0YF
A Stunning place, well worth the day out with a decent cafe selling decent food at a good price, the sunday dinner is large and good value for money.
Old Moor is just over an hour from Lincoln, with a good walk and different areas to search and several well placed hides overlooking scrapes.

Grrenshank

Old Moor RSPB.

Green Sandpiper

Old Moor

Goldfinch

Old Moor Wetlands

Grey Heron

Old Moor RSPB Wetlands
Just resting in heat of day.

Collared Pratincole

Frampton Marsh RSPB
The first twitchable bird in Lincolnshire, it was seen briefly the day before but flew off, we went just in case and luckily it flew back in just after 2.00pm and showed well for two hours.

Peacock

Frampton

Painted lady

Frampton

Pintail

Frampton