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Pete Sofley
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Woods,Wetlands and Wilding …
Blackcaps back in garden
#UKBirding #VC55Birds
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Main pool #LadywalkNR now full with waterfowl and the new works on bund/channels and scrapes working well in holding water in reedbed.
Marsh harrier(imm/f) hunting over reserve and flushed 20+ Snipe off Whitacre Heath.
300+ Teal,200+ Wigeon,3 Pintail and Green Sandpiper.
LSW + Sibe Chiff
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Also pleased to pick up 26 Tree Sparrow with Finches feeding on game crop. Rarely see these in midlands now so good to see decent flock for first time on survey site.
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Golden plover surveying in North Lincs
@lincsbirding.bsky.social #UKBirding
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Dusk yesterday #LadywalkNR water levels up after the lowest/longest low levels ever!
Waterfowl/waders back in and
2 Woodcock flushed off paths.
Water rails back in reedbeds.
A way to go to filling up,hopefully after today’s downpour should be full again tomorrow! @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Brambling dropped into Woods between woodyard and Hide A feeders late am. @ladywalknr.bsky.social #LadywalkNR
Red Kite over > S
200+ Starling through >S in small groups 20-30 birds late am.
Set up some small mammal footprint traps with kids.
In the week 2-3 Crossbill over woodyard+ 100c Redpoll.
November 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Survey in North/West Lincs
6 Whooper out of low cloud after heavy rain heading 106 Pink-feet 200+ Golden plover >N
1 GWE >N
2 Marsh harrier (f/imm)
457 Linnet ( one partial albino) and a Meadow pipit with only one eye!
@lincsbirding.bsky.social #UKBirding
October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Yellow-browed Warbler in scrubby Willows between public footpath that runs along #LadywalkNR footpath.
YBW only once over 3 hours on footpath + half day on site checking tit flocks.
Green sand on B
5 GWE on Main +18 Wigeon
Passage of Skylark (30+) again up till midday @patchbirding.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Murky morning surveying on Lincs wolds
2 flighty but vocal Ring Ouzel
53 Fieldfare,10 Redwing,3 Song Thrush
652 Starling,90 Skylark,47 M Pipit,18 Siskin,22 Greenfinch,34 Linnet,21 Yellowhammer,4 Reed bunting.
536 Pink-feet >SE
1995 Common gull+ 2 Med gull
(Ad/1st W) @lincsbirding.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Is this two different stages of Honey fungus on old Birch stump?
Woodyard at #LadywalkNR #fungus
@westmidsfungi.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
October 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Juv/female Scaup still at Shustoke res opposite sailing club. Nice addition to #PWC2025 also 2+ Rock pipit on West shore #Warksbirds
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Patch mega. With a long overdue site first for me Curlew Sandpiper on B pools #LadywalkNR . It’s been poor for waders here this year with some work needed and drought conditions. So chuffed to get this for #PWC2025. Good find by the Finchams
#Warksbirds
October 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Early morning fog yesterday Lincs near Trent/Humber a single grounded Fieldfare+ Redwing and Brambling overhead @lincsbirding.bsky.social
Later back in midlands and 100+ Redwing and 18 Fieldfare over Meriden inc a calling Marsh tit near Stonebridge #Warksbirds
Redwing through the night over Leics
October 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Good bit of scrub and viewpoint near Heath & Reach #Bedsbirds
9 Redwing,6 Bullfinch and 12 Crossbill ->South.
Highlight though was flock over 200+ Redpoll out of roost in Birches. Never seen a flock this size! In flight the whirling of wings was louder than there calls! #UKBirding
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard on southern end of main pool at #LadywalkNR plus an unexpected Marsh tit calling at Hide A feeding station today.
Puts total for the 3k to 140 sp for #PWC2025 #Warksbirds
October 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sure this is the same Juv Black Tern that is still LINGERING into October! …….
Also Ruff lingering … that missed for #PWC2025 last month. #Warksbirds
October 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
September 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Another enjoyable survey in NW Lincs @lincsbirding.bsky.social
Lot of low lying mist around Trent/Humber but good #Vismig when clearing and good grounded migrants.
2 Ring Ouzel,3 Crossbill,
2 Wheatear,1 Stonechat,63 Redpoll,
51 Meadow pipit,65 Skylark,223 Linnet
244 Pink-feet #UKBirding
September 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Added some more migrants #LadywalkNR on Friday a late Wheatear on the cultivated shoreline of main pool and Rock Pipit low over main pool ✔️for #PWC2025
September 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Brisk Autumnal start at #LadywalkNR
6 Skylark over South with MPipit,Redpoll + Siskin. Few Snipe over and few Grey wagtail. Chiff only summer migrant.
Having a very slow September for #PWC2025
September 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
1000’s overhead with a few hundred dropping into harvested Wheat fields to feed @lincsbirding.bsky.social #UKBirds
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Surveying in NE on Lincs Wolds at first light and waves of Pink-feet on wide front heading South/East.
@lincsbirding.bsky.social #UKBirds
September 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
September 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM