Rob Stevenson

Saw this CR Stonechat at Dersingham Bog, recently, white 23 on red ring, have tried emailing the address on a sign there, but no reply, and the website seems not to have been updated since 2020. Can anyone suggest where we might report it to get info on it please. TIA #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

That gave us the afternoon to pop down to #rspb Freiston Shore and spend some time watching the Wryneck there. What a fantastic bird, showed really well feeding along the footpath and later sheltering from the drizzle in the weedy patch near the car park. 2/2 #lincsbiding #ukbirding

Yesterday's weather forecast plus having the #tourofbritain cycle race pass our front door gave us chance to juggle our work schedule. The whole race took just a few minutes to flash past.... 1/2

The Black Tern at Winter's Pond spent a lot of the time feeding while we were there yesterday. But did give some good perched views in between. Although it almost toppled itself off its perch while preening... #ukbirding #lincsbirding

And another of the Whinchats #lincsbirding #ukbirding

One of each of the 5 Whinchat and 4 Wheatear preening close together at Donna Nook yesterday. #lincsbirding #uibirding

Visited Donna Nook yesterday to try and catch up with some of the migrants, this juvenile Pied Flycatcher gave us a super show, one of at least four seen. Also 3 Common Redstarts, 5 Whinchat and 4 Wheatear. #ukbirding #lincsbirding

Patch was looking a little Autumnal this week!

A slightly cooler weather forecast for yesterday, so we finally made the trip to Gloucestershire to see the Long-tailed Shrike. What a bird! #ukbirding

Aside from the Spot Fly's, we had fun watching a couple of juvenile Treecreepers on our patch at the weekend, one here... #Lincsbirding

We did see a couple of the juvenile Spotted Flycatchers being fed by a parent, and plenty of them catching their own food flying up from branches and fenceposts, but this one was taking the unusual route, finding the easy pickings of a few ants and bugs off of the road. #Lincsbirding #UkBirding

Typical that an adult arrived just as I pressed stop recording on my phone. #Lincsbirding #phonescoped

Adult and juvenile Spotted Flycatcher, two of 14 seen locally this morning, 8 juvs. That's 11 fledged young so far, plus another pair in that area and one now sitting on a second brood! #Lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social #phonescoped

Can't say that I'd ever thought about Dragonfly poop before, I mean, who would? Until I watched this #phonescoped video back. Southern Hawker, Crowle Moors, Lincolnshire. #dragonflies @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Brown Hares, just chilling together. Spotted when we were out birding at the weekend. Alison's #phonescoped video. #ukwildlife @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Roesel's Bush-cricket, new for us in our Caistor, Lincolnshire garden yesterday. #insects @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Quick change of plan to cancel a plumber(who needs water?) meant we could go to Anderby for the Stone Curlew on Monday - what a super bird! In turn meant we were minutes away to dash to Huttoft when news of the Greenish Warbler broke! Came home fixed (bodged?) the leak ourselves too Win win win!

Great to catch up with a singing male Tree Pipit in North Lincolnshire yesterday, poor lad almost got blown off his perch a couple of times. #lincsbirding #ukbirding

Sound up and you might be able to hear one of two Quails calling over the wind noise, at Searby Top yesterday evening. One of them even gave us a flight view! #lincsbirding #ukbirding Can you get a 'dead cat' for a phone? Would it even work?

Also at Chambers Farm Wood this Hornet with its lunch, we thought it might be munching a Damselfly at first but not at all sure about that. @lincswildlife.bsky.social

A successful visit to Chambers Farm Wood on Monday morning for Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak (lucky to spot on resting low down) and Silver-washed Fritillary. Plus another 10 species to back them up. @lincswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Another Spotted Flycatcher video from our patch yesterday #lincsbirding

One of our (at least three) patch pairs of Spotted Flycatcher was clearly busy feeding young in the nest yesterday #ukbirding #lincsbirding

After the moth trap on Monday morning we visited Chambers Wood in search of butterflies, saw 11 species including Black Hairstreak and Silver-washed Fritillary (no pic 😕) both new for us, plus White Admiral.

Found this on the inside of our moffice (summerhouse) roof, thinking it's a solitary wasp of some sort, but Alison isn't keen on things that buzz, can someone more knowledgeable confirm my thinking that it is harmless to her please. @manfrommarton.bsky.social maybe? Thanks very much.

97 of 35 in our Caistor,Lincs trap yesterday morning.1st Elephant Hawk Moth of the year & 7 NFG, inc fa.flavescens Cinnabar, Pale Oak Beauty and this Pug which app insists is Freyer's, can anyone confirm or correct that for us please? Pugs give us palpitations 😂 #teammoth

Sunday turned out to be a very good day for us. After our first Quail of the year (heard only) on a localish walk. We popped into Cleethorpes for our first UK Purple Heron. Then rounded off by finding that our local Nightjars are back (well one at least) #ukbirding

The last new bird of our Suffolk trip was this smart Tree Pipit, only noticed the Colour Rings in the photos later, looks like Black over metal BTO right leg and possibly red on the left - probably another ring on that leg though so I doubt it will be possible to get any details for him? #ukbirding

we had three days birding in Suffolk at the weekend, 103 species seen, 15 First of Year birds, including Stone Curlew, Dartford Warbler, Zitting Cisticola, Turtle Dove, Cuckoo, loads of Nightingales and 1 Lifer - Iberian Chiffchaff... #ukbirding

Our few days birding in Suffolk last weekend started with a big surprise... Stone Curlews with chicks already! (and sorry, but heat haze at 8.56am!) #ukbirding

six First of year species for us @rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social yesterday, Sedge Reed Warblers, C.Whitethroat, Little Stint, and some sparkling Yellow Wagtails, but this partially leucistic Brent Goose was a star of the day #ukbirding #lincsbirding

At last, after three failed attempts, it was fourth time lucky with the Crook Bank Lapland Bunting today. a #lincsbirding tick for us too. Thanks to @mattdenial.bsky.social for encouraging a fourth visit. #ukbirding