Birding the Lincs coast

After the twitching excesses of Friday, I headed to the Lincs coast on Saturday in the vain hope of finding something for myself, beginning at Sea View Farm (Saltfleetby) and heading south through the dunes towards Theddlethorpe. During the day I saw 3 other birders, one of whom was Pete Leonard off of South Notts Ringing Group. We joined forces, eventually relocating to Trusthorpe as a bit of a reccy to check out the churchyard there (looks good - no Bluetail though).

There were plenty of birds around - lots of Redwing, Robins and Goldcrests, 49 Siskin, 14 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Brambling, several Fieldfare, 7 Stonechat, 12 Tree Sparrows, 9 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 13 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 86 Pink-feet and 4 White-fronts. Best were 2 Firecrests and a Pied Fly. No Dusky Warblers though - and Spurn had a whopping 8! Crazy.

Firecrest at Rimac