Rob Watson

Wind and rain for today's @WeBS_UK @gibpoint, 70000 Knot, 5930 Oyc, 1770 Grey Plover, 244 Ringed Plover, 4500 Barwit, 2840 Sanderling and 15510 Dunlin to roost but a flyover Red-rumped Swallow was the icing on a very large cake!

Just a few of the 108,000 Knot roosting @gibpoint on Sunday's WeBS count during the highest tides of the year, showing just how important The Wash is for migrating waders. Also 6500 Grey Plover, 6800 Oystercatcher, 300 Ringed Plover and 230 Curlew @Lincsbirding

Continual rain made for challenging conditions for this morning's WeBS count @gibpoint. A grounded Osprey was less happy than the 4100 Oycs, 3100 Grey Plover, 390 Ringed Plover, 21 Whimbrel, 2200 Barwit, 36 Turnstone, 33000 Knot, 3600 Sanderling and 5700 Dunlin @Lincsbirding

Bottled in Saudi Arabia, washed up @Gibpoint plus 5 helium balloons collected @LincsWildlife

Gib WeBS count highlights this am, Oyc 7700,Grey Plover 2200,Curlew 288,Barwit 4800,Knot 86000,Sanderling 2900,Dunlin 6000,Redshank 320,Spotshank 1,Spoonbill 1,SEO 1 @Lincsbirding @lincsbirders @BTO_Lincs @LWTWildNews @LincsNaturalist

Gib Point WeBS count this am, Oyc 1320, Whimbrel 8, Curlew 311, Knot 22000, Sanderling 4500, Dunlin 6600, Redshank 167, Med Gull 1, Sandwich Tern 2700, Little Tern 22, Spoonbill 13, GWE 1, Peregrine 1 @Lincsbirding @LincsWildlife @WeBS_UK

This little lady no more than 2 days old separated from her mother at Gibraltar Point this morning, what would we do without the wonderful Skegness Natureland?

Storm Darcy victims from a 2 mile Gib/Skegness tideline walk this morning...Woodcock 19, Oyc 1, Guillemot 6, Razorbill 1, Little Auk 1, Cormorant 1, Common Gull 4, Herring Gull 2, Blackbird 4, Fieldfare 3 @gibpoint @lincsbirding @BTO_Lincs @LincsWildlife

Day 2 of lockdown @gibpoint, what is it they don't understand?

Spectacular wader counts @gibpoint for @WeBS_UK this morning, Oyc 13000, Curlew 225, Barwit 5700, Knot 85000, Dunlin 8000, Brent 5, GWE 1. Ok The Wash, you can have them back now! @lincsbirding @LincsWildlife @BTO_Lincs

Highlights from this mornings @WeBS_UK @gibpoint Oyc 3200, R Plover 405, LRP 1, Curlew 59, Turnstone 21, Knot 53k, Cu Sand 6, Sanderling 6k, Dunlin 9k, L Stint 1, SEO, Hobby, Peregrine @LincsWildlife @Lincsbirding

After 5 weeks, my last sunrise as Little Tern night warden @gibpoint. Fantastic commitment by @benwardbirds and Sarah and all the fence line volunteers plus generous help from @Lincsbirding and @LincsWildlife. Little Terns 5 Predators 0, but lost out to the weather.

Black-throated Thrush still GY Institute this morning with @nigelound @Lincsbirding @lincsbirders

Gib WeBS count highlights, Brent 400, Pintail 6, R B Merganser 10, Oyc 400, Grey Plover 160, Curlew 93, Knot 1800, Redshank 58, Cormorant 164 @gibpoint @Lincsbirding @BTO_Lincs @LincsWildlife

Pleasant walk from Chapel 6 Marshes to Anderby Creek this pm produced 2 Water Rail, 3 Cetti's, male Stonechat and Barn Owl @ParkLincs @Richard_Doan_

WeBS count @gibpoint with @Richard_Doan_ , Oyc 9330, Curlew 871, Barwit 4500, Knot 28300, Sanderling 5850, Dunlin 8285, Redshank 214, Greenshank 11, Sandwich Tern 270 @BTO_Lincs @LincsWildlife @Lincsbirding