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Avid birder since 1971, BOU 549. Keen patch worker at Swanpool/Boultham mere, patch entirely within Lincoln city boundary. Also into moths & dragonflies.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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December 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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I love your enthusiasm Bob but this is an Osprey not a Golden Eagle. @bobmort.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I love your enthusiasm Bob but this is an Osprey not a Golden Eagle. @bobmort.bsky.social
Birding year lists at the end of November:-
Western Palearctic 326
UK 243
Lincolnshire 208
10km radius 135
Patch 123
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Western Palearctic 326
UK 243
Lincolnshire 208
10km radius 135
Patch 123
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November 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Birding year lists at the end of November:-
Western Palearctic 326
UK 243
Lincolnshire 208
10km radius 135
Patch 123
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
Western Palearctic 326
UK 243
Lincolnshire 208
10km radius 135
Patch 123
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
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Very quiet at the mere this morning. A lone Whooper dropped in but the only other wildfowl were 5 Shoveler & 9 Mallard. 19 Cormorants on the old platform. Siskin on tall tree. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Very quiet at the mere this morning. A lone Whooper dropped in but the only other wildfowl were 5 Shoveler & 9 Mallard. 19 Cormorants on the old platform. Siskin on tall tree. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
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November 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Kilvington lakes with @chrisgrimshaw.bsky.social Long-tailed Duck still present but always distant. @btobirds.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Kilvington lakes with @chrisgrimshaw.bsky.social Long-tailed Duck still present but always distant. @btobirds.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social
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Goldcrest showing its “name badge” @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Goldcrest showing its “name badge” @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
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Family walk on a deserted beach from Huttoft to Sutton on sea.
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Family walk on a deserted beach from Huttoft to Sutton on sea.
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The mere is 95%frozen. Just one small open pool with 30 Teal, 11 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon &
1 Gadwall on or around it. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
1 Gadwall on or around it. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The mere is 95%frozen. Just one small open pool with 30 Teal, 11 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon &
1 Gadwall on or around it. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
1 Gadwall on or around it. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
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A bitterly cold visit to Covenham reservoir with @philespin.bsky.social & @apcbirding.bsky.social The Black-throated diver showing very well. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A bitterly cold visit to Covenham reservoir with @philespin.bsky.social & @apcbirding.bsky.social The Black-throated diver showing very well. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The marsh in front of our house is flooded again after being dry all summer. 4 Snipe & at least 3 Jack Snipe present this morning. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The marsh in front of our house is flooded again after being dry all summer. 4 Snipe & at least 3 Jack Snipe present this morning. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsnata.bsky.social
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A cold, wet afternoon but rewarded with a drake Mandarin at the mere. Only my 2nd patch record. #PWC2025 123/142 10km radius 135/166. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A cold, wet afternoon but rewarded with a drake Mandarin at the mere. Only my 2nd patch record. #PWC2025 123/142 10km radius 135/166. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
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