Dave Roberts.
@djrlincsbirder.bsky.social
Birds, Moths, Nature etc.
Lovely day. Date: 3rd December 2025. A Song Thrush sang today at Denton reservoir. Normal? #ukbirding
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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
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
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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
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!
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Flock of 44 Stock Doves on the turf at Marston this morning. 900 Greylags, 12 Curlews, Water Rails noisy. #lincsbirders
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
📷 confiding Goldfinch at Marston, Grey Partridges in the road at Oasby. #ukbirding
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
📷 confiding Goldfinch at Marston, Grey Partridges in the road at Oasby. #ukbirding
That's it! Spring is in the way.
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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
Also RCPochard pair still there, flushed Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, wader in flight, greyish/white, poss Sanderling. #ukbirding
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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
Also RCPochard pair still there, flushed Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, wader in flight, greyish/white, poss Sanderling. #ukbirding
Reposted by Dave Roberts.
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.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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
Kilvington. #ukbirding
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Stonechat and Rose hips
Kilvington. #ukbirding
Kilvington. #ukbirding
The scrape viewed from the hide at Marston sewage works. Late 2018 and now. Fading fast as a wader site. AWA not interested. #lincsbirding
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The scrape viewed from the hide at Marston sewage works. Late 2018 and now. Fading fast as a wader site. AWA not interested. #lincsbirding
260 Greylags and 14 Whooper Swans flew into a pool here, totally unviewable but I could hear them. Marston. #Lincsbirding
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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
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Going, going....
10 years since my last local Lesser-spotted Woodpecker at Belton house. No recent Lincs county records either. #lincsbirding #ukbirding
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Going, going....
10 years since my last local Lesser-spotted Woodpecker at Belton house. No recent Lincs county records either. #lincsbirding #ukbirding
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
10 years since my last local Lesser-spotted Woodpecker at Belton house. No recent Lincs county records either. #lincsbirding #ukbirding
Part of a large herd of Whooper Swans seen from Deeping high bank, around 650 strong. #Lincsbirding
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Part of a large herd of Whooper Swans seen from Deeping high bank, around 650 strong. #Lincsbirding