Checked the patch on returning from Norfolk. No scarce Geese but saw the Sibe Chiff again, 5+ Chiffs. #Lincsbirding

Lots of birds about in Lincs today, what have you seen? #lincsbirding

Returned for another go for the Black-winged Kite. Didn't see it but it was relocated later. Ludham. Did see 34 Cranes flying, a few Whoopers, some White-fronted Geese and someone saw Glossy Ibis.

This Winter Moth was on our door this evening. (Or Northern Winter Moth with that protruding hindwing?) Clippesby Hall. #Norfolkmoths #teammoth

The normally quiet Ludham bridge, just before darkness fell. #ukbirding

Black-winged Kite in the last dregs of daylight, distantly at Ludham bridge, Norfolk. Amazed at how much it hovered. #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

Can only be one county.

Marston features in this one!

Found this striking partial-albino male Blackbird today at Bowness-on-Windermere… 23.12.25

Been keeping patch year list since 1993 at Barton Dave; analysed in 4 year blocks, last 5 years and downward trend is distinct in spite of new regular additions losses of eg wader species and declining species outweighs these

Correction on the Gull. Informed it's a Herring, thanks guys.

Had a wonderful hour or so at Marston stw. Only went to kill time prior to going to the footy. Pretty sure 3rd w. Caspian Gull, at least 12 Water Rails, the Siberian Chiffchaff, Green Sand, Woodcock. 9 Grey Partridge. #Lincsbirding #ukbirding

Winter Moth, in the toilet at Grantham FC. #Teammoth

Siskin today at Marston stw. brought the patch yearlist up to 106, same as last year. That day in September when 32 Glossy Ibis flew through made it a year to remember. Downward trend continues though. 13 year average 112, best year 2015 (121). #lincsbirding #patchbirding #birds

“On 13 Sept, a satellite tag belonging to a white-tailed eagle was recovered near Gwgia Reservoir, Tregynon, … police … are asking anyone who was at or around the reservoir between 11am and 1pm or on access land near Bryn y Fawnog between noon and 3pm on 13 Sept to come forward.” #birdingWales

Siberian Chiffchaff, Marston stw. this afternoon. Associating with a couple of more usual Chiffs. #lincsbirding #birds

Caught a glimpse of the Grantham Rose-ringed Parakeet (Ring-necked Parakeet) this morning as it left its roosting hole. A first for me in my county. @lincsbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #Lincsbirding

@lincsbirding.bsky.social Don't see many of these in Lincolnshie so it was worth a quick dash down the A1 to Grantham to see this. Thanks Dave and Andy. Ring-necked Parakeet

Fantastic read here on Eastern Black Redstarts. Thanks Graham!

Another December day, another Butterfly, Comma, 10/12/25. Denton, Lincs. #butterflies

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Oak leaf Galls. Denton, Lincs. #trees

Typical Marston viewing these days- Barnacle in the middle. Monthly WeBS count. @webs-gsmp.bsky.social

8th December, Belton, Lincs. #butterflies

December 7th: There were seventeen (17) accepted records logged on this day... 😃 #UKrares #rarebirdsUK #UKbirding

8 years gone by in a flash since that memorable day.

23 Crossbills on the dam wall at Denton Reservoir now. #lincsbirding

OK, you can stop laughing now, (or start😀). Rose-ringed Parakeet on my Lincs. list at last, Grantham. Year. ✅️ Lincs. Life. ✅️ (308) Lincs. Year. ✅️ Local. Life. ✅️ Local. Year. ✅️ (149) #Lincsbirding

Lovely day. Date: 3rd December 2025. A Song Thrush sang today at Denton reservoir. Normal? #ukbirding

The 1st-winter drake Long-tailed Duck is into it's 3rd week at Kilvington lakes. #ukbirding

End November. 150 target, 10 miles radius from home bird list took a boost with M.Tit, RCPochard, SEOwl, LTDuck. Now on 148. Rose-ringed Parakeet any day (hopefully), they're in town! #lincsbirding

The Badger latrine at Kilvington is so neat and tidy, perfect little holes dug, precisely filled. Surprised there weren't any little toilet rolls beside them!

Winter mode Dunlin at Kilvington lakes this afternoon. #ukbirding

Flock of 44 Stock Doves on the turf at Marston this morning. 900 Greylags, 12 Curlews, Water Rails noisy. #lincsbirders

Woodcock tail feather. #ukbirding

All dayer, stayed local to Grantham area. 66 species, LTDuck still at Kilvington, GWEgret has returned to Culverthorpe for it's third winter. 📷 confiding Goldfinch at Marston, Grey Partridges in the road at Oasby. #ukbirding

That's it! Spring is in the way.

Nipped to Kilvington again-for a Long-tailed Duck. #148 on my 150 ten mile radius yearlist target. Been a great year for local rares. Also RCPochard pair still there, flushed Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, wader in flight, greyish/white, poss Sanderling. #ukbirding

They're probably checking out potential roosting sites. Each bird has a few cavities it knows about, and they check and re-check them throughout the day, so they can rapidly go to roost in the evening, and switch to another hole if there's a problem with their first choice.

Blue Tits and Great Tits in and out of our Swift boxes like crazy late afternoon. Thought they were sussing out to roost but maybe feeding, didn't see them stay in. #ukbirding

Stonechat and Rose hips Kilvington. #ukbirding

A handful of moths last night, Silver Y, Dark Arches, Satellite, and just the wings remained of..Mottled Umber? #Teammoth

The scrape viewed from the hide at Marston sewage works. Late 2018 and now. Fading fast as a wader site. AWA not interested. #lincsbirding

It was two Umbers! Just spotted the Mottled on the outside of the box. #Teammoth

Only moth last night was this Scarce Umber, only had one before. #Teammoth

260 Greylags and 14 Whooper Swans flew into a pool here, totally unviewable but I could hear them. Marston. #Lincsbirding

WeBS. count at Marston, 09/11/25. #Lincsbirding @webs-gsmp.bsky.social

A pair of Red-crested Pochards were nice to see at Kilvington, we don't get them locally very often. Good increase in wildfowl plus 10 Whoopers and 2 GWEgrets flying. Felt 'birdy' today. #nottsbirding #ukbirding

My 150 species target for 10miles radius of my Grantham home is on! [146]. (Never managed it before). Sought out Marsh Tit and Short-eared Owl this afternoon. #lincsbirding

Going, going....