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Month: January 2015

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Bonus 2 hours @ Marston

January 30, 2015 Trevor Lee

Today I had the opportunity to do a little local birding due to work being cancelled because of the weather / road conditions this morning in Derbyshire. So ……. I headed to Marston STW for about 11.30am for a couple of … Continue reading Bonus 2 hours @ Marston

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Marston chiffy

January 28, 2015 Trevor Lee

One of four this afternoon, all in cracking condition.   Continue reading Marston chiffy

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A couple of greats.

January 26, 2015 Trevor Lee

The juvenile great northern diver showed very well around the river bridge at Bardney. I then nipped up county to try for my next ‘great’, a grey shrike at Wold Newton. This was my third attempt at seeing this species … Continue reading A couple of greats.

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Lincoln Fens.

January 22, 2015 Trevor Lee

A good day’s birding around the Lincolnshire fens. Highlights; Leadenham. Corn bunting  on wires, Brauncewell lane. Nocton fen. Whooper swan 44. Bewick’s swan 2. Mute swan 50. Common buzzard 2. Chaffinch flock c100. Bardney fen and pits. Grey partridge 5. … Continue reading Lincoln Fens.

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Come all without, Come all within…

January 20, 2015 Trevor Lee

…you’ll not see nothin’ like the Mighty Quin.  (Dylan) Harlequin duck, R.Don, Aberdeen. 17/18 Jan 2015     Continue reading Come all without, Come all within…

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Belton Park and Golf Club

January 20, 2015 Trevor Lee

I spent 3 hours in the deer park this morning hoping to relocate the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker that I had at the weekend, a message from Spadge this morning suggested the Marston Massive were going to try for it also, so … Continue reading Belton Park and Golf Club

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Leucistic Mandarin

January 13, 2015 Trevor Lee

I noticed last week that there was a Leucistic Mandarin on the River Witham in Wyndham Park, this is a new bird in as i go past these ducks on a regular basis , and as its Leucistic I’m beginning … Continue reading Leucistic Mandarin

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One for David M & Dave R each to look out for?

January 12, 2015 Trevor Lee

I am currently working a lot in Lincoln and so using the A607 a bit to get to work. Today I had the pleasure of seeing  even if only fleetingly at just after 8am a glorious Barn Owl hunting low … Continue reading One for David M & Dave R each to look out for?

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RSPB Frampton.

January 11, 2015 Trevor Lee

Gordon Bennet!, it was cold there today in the strong wind. Well worth it though, loads of birds. The water pipit fed around the reservoir edge, thousands of birds filled the wet grassland; wigeon, brent geese, golden plover, lapwing and dunlin making up … Continue reading RSPB Frampton.

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Another leucistic tick, a drone and some snow bunts.

January 5, 2015 Trevor Lee

A trip over to Cleethorpes with the hope of seeing a shorelark ended up a very interesting day. The boating lake area held a flock of 75 (feral) barnacle geese and a snow goose. I had no luck in tracing the shorelark, … Continue reading Another leucistic tick, a drone and some snow bunts.

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