BOULTHAM MERE

LITTLE PRATINCOLE GOA INDIA

Sunday, December 10, 2017

BELTED KINGFISHER

Cuba 2016, never been close, this is a Male

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BOULTHAM MERE MY LOCAL PATCH

I have birded the area since 1976, we built the first part of the hide in 1995 and extended it two years later, the reserve list currently stands at 221 species as of December 2020 with 5 Sub-species.

NEW SPECIES I HAVE SEEN AT AND AROUND RESERVE.

200 WHITE STORK 29th May 2008

201 RING NECKED DUCK 7th January 2009

202 CETTI'S WARBLER 31 October 2009

203 WOOD LARK 29TH April 2011

204 ALPINE SWIFT 12th May 2011

205 BLUE WINGED TEAL 16th September 2013

206 GREAT WHITE EGRET 14th September 2015

207 AVOCET 27th September 2015

BOULTHAM MERE

ABOUT THIS BLOG

Most of the pictures on this blog are of birds taken in the Uk or abroad, i have added other forms of wildlife which includes a few Flowers, Orchids, Fungi, Animals, Moths, Butterflies, Insects and Dragonflies, also there are a few pictures of my local patch Boultham Mere. The older pictures were taken with a Coolpix 995, a Coolpix 4500 and a Canon D20 with a Canon 100-400, a Canon D40 with a Sigma 150-500 DG OS. I now use a Canon 7D with a Sigma 150-600 Sports.

LINCOLNSHIRE

Recent new birds for me in Lincolnshire below

LINCOLNSHIRE 2010

Two new birds for 2010, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Alkborough and a sixth for Britian in the shape of Lincolnshires first Oriental Pratincole at Frampton, only Black Winged to go now.

ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE

This Mega Pratincole gave stunning views over two weekends at Frampton Marsh.
It is a new bird for Lincolnshire and only the 6th British record.

ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE

NEW FOR LINCOLNSHIRE 2010

LINCOLNSHIRE 2011

Three new birds in 2011 a Stunning White Tailed Eagle at Raithby and then around the area for several months, Alpine Swift at my patch Boultham Mere in may and a first for Lincolnshire a cracking American Black Tern in September at Covenham Res

AMERICAN BLACK TERN

Covenham Reservoir 18th Sept 2011, a new bird for Lincolnshire

WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE

This bird gave me the run around for several weeks until i finally connected with it in April, it stayed several months and finally gave stunning views in mid summer.

WHITE TAILED EAGLE

Stunning addition to my Lincolnshire List and my bird of the year for 2011

LINCOLNSHIRE 2012

Two new birds in 2012 a good candidate Thayers Gull at Elsham and a Black winged Stilt at Willow Tree Fen Pod Hole.

LINCOLNSHIRE 2014

New for me in Lincolnshire this year Little bunting at Lea Gainsborough.

LINCOLNSHIRE 2016

Purple Gallinule new for Lincolnshire and another new bird for me, Alkborough sept 2016

LINCOLNSHIRE 2020

BLACK THROATED THRUSH

1st for Lincolnshire Grimsby institute Feb 2020

A stunning 1st winter male.

Black Throated Thrush

Grizzled Skipper

Marsh Fritillary

TRIPS ABROAD

BULGARIA AUGUST 2003
BULGARIA AUGUST 2005
CORFU SEPT 2009
CUBA DECEMBER 2016
CUBA NOVEMBER 2011
GAMBIA MAR-APR 2007
GOA INDIA 2009
GOA INDIA 2008
GOA INDIA 2010
GOA INDIA 2011
GOA INDIA 2012
GOA INDIA 2013
GOA INDIA 2014
GOA INDIA 2015
GOA INDIA 2016
GOA INDIA 2017
GOA INDIA 2018
GOA INDIA 2019
GREECE SEPT 2004
GREECE SEPT 2006
LANZAROTE DEC 2014
MALLORCA APRIL 2004
MALLORCA SEPT 2003
ROMANIA 2018
ROMANIA 2019
ROMANIA 2022
SPAIN 2001
THAILAND OCTOBER 2013
TRINIDAD&TOBAGO 2012
TURKEY MAY 2000
TURKEY MAY 2002
TURKEY MAY 2005
TURKEY MAY 2006
TURKEY SEPT 2007
TURKEY SEPT 2008
YUCATAN NOV 2010

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