Local Peregrines now getting vocal.

Its the poorest year for owls thus year due to lack of food, and I have ringed only a hundred of each of Barn Owls and Kestrels. So a big surprise on the Humber Bank this week to find 6 Barn Owl and 4 Kestrel chicks in the same nestbox ...and with uneaten prey items too!

All three Peregrine chicks have now fledged at St Wulframs Church, Grantham.

Checking our Little Owl boxes today and was surprised to find 7 eggs, as it's a very poor breeding year,....then found there were two females in the box (photo shows both with brood patches) Polygyny is very rare in Little Owls.

One for you @djrlincsbirder.bsky.social

These Raven chicks in south Lincolnshire today were nearly 80 metres up a communications tower !

Earliest ever Willow Warbler for me in my Sleaford gardem this morning @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Nice change of scenery today in neighbouring Yorkshire... we dont get Red Grouse in Lincolnshire.

Bit warmer a year ago today in the Gambia, whilst getting these photos of Blue-cheeked and Little Bee-eaters.

Good start to 2025 with a Water Rail ringed at Marston STW... the 18th of this autumn/winter.

Just received details of one of our Siskins, ringed at Bourne Wood in April, thst was caught in the Russian Federation just 9 days later.

The 16th Water Rail ringed at Marston STW this autumn. Only around a hundred are ringed annually in the UK.

It has been a record autumn for ringing Water Rails (13) and Moorhen (18) at Marston whilst targetting Moorhen for the colour-ringing scheme. Grey Wagtail this morning also.

I know it's mild, but was not expecting to see our male Peregrine nest "scraping" this afternoon at Grantham.

Thought I would just play mp3 of Bearded Tit at Marston on the off chance of one passing through! Very rare here, only a couple of records on 30 years. Will buy a lottery ticket for today!

The drake Mandarin on the river Slea, in Sleaford, is in excellent plumage now.

34 Years ago today.... Lincolnshire's 3rd ever Olive-backed Pipit caught and ringed at Seacroft Golf Course.

Siberian Chiffchaff (tristis race) was unexpected at Marston STW this morning.

Rather smart Stonechat caught and ringed at Marston STW today.

Nice morning bird ringing at Marston STW. Meadow Pipits starting to move through, 2 Cetti's Warblers and Water Rail ringed among the commoner Sedge and Reed Warblers and Chiffchaffs.

Two years ago today, this juv. Red-backed Shrike was ringed at Marston STW, Lincolnshire. It was the only one ringed in England in 2022, with two others in the UK (Fair Isle and Shetland). A real surprise find inland.

First bird ringing session of the autumn at Anderby Creek, Lincs, this morning. First bird ringed was this smart Barred Warbler. Otherwise, it was eerily quiet despite an easterly wind.

Female Peregrine at St Wulframs Church, Grantham at 10.00 this morning.

35 Years sgo today, I ringed this Pectoral Sandpiper at Marston STW. It was seen in Herts a few days later and remains the only ringing recovery of this species involving the UK

Just joined bsky.social so posting a couple of my favourite photos for introduction..... Arabian Green Bee-eater is my avatar as it has my initials "AGB". Recent photo of Peregrine from remote Hik camera at Grantham church that I monitor.

Joined today.