BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON, nycticorax

This superb bird is still present along the Pike Drain between Hykeham Road and Newark road, it generally arrives from the north between 7.45 and 9.00pm as yet the roost site has not been found, and if left undisturbed will feed on the drain till dark, it does take a fair few sticlebacks in the shallow water.

COMMON TERN

Boultham Mere Lincoln
A stunning morning for Terns on our local patch, 2 Arctics North 8.40am followed by 13 five minutes later, then a few minutes after two Common and a Sandwich Tern dropped in.

COMMON SANDPIPER

Marston Sewage Works Lincolnshire 23rd April 2006
Reported as a Spotted, could be a hybrid but most features point to Common

COMMON CROSSBILL

Linwood Warren Market Rasen Lincolnshire 2006
Distant across the golf course.

GARGANEY

Trent Port Nr Gainsborough

BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON, nycticorax

HYKEHAM LINCOLN.
A small Heron type bird was reported to my friend Brian Eke who phoned me on Thursday 20th April,and asked if i would go and take a look, i walked the drain several times and turned to go back to the road when it flew over my head circled the drain and landed, i could not believe my luck a stunning adult Night Heron, i managed to get a couple of birders to the site before dark and we all had stunning views.
It then flew in at 8.20 on Friday, 8.30 on saturday but 8.10 on Sunday when it gave its best ever views. The Night Heron was first flushed from the drain on saturday 15th April and has returned to feed on this drain for the last 9 evenings.

BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON, nycticorax

Stunning views in drain along Hykeham road Lincoln

CAPERCAILLIE

Female early morning from the hide at Loch garten

ICELAND GULL

Rhuba Beag Grunard
Stood on the beach with other Gulls.

DIPPER

River Spey Nethy Bridge April 2006

Slavonian Grebe

Highlands of Scotland
A single pair on this Loch with 4 pairs on the famous Ruthven

Shags

Grunard bay

GOLDEN EAGLE

Very distant Golden eagle on nest, both birds watched overhead for prolonged period, male up for nearly an hour then nest changed with female, she flew off over mountains. Scotland 2006

Raven

Appeared to be breeding above a Fulmar colony Grunard bay

RED SQUIRREL