Kirkby on Bain Pits is a Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reserve.
Pleasant sunny afternoon with some cloud cover. 2.30pm to 4pm
Spoilt by cyclists and walkers on the north bank of the reserve. One woman was in a bright purple jumpsuit – frightened off about 300 lapwings, dozens of gull and such like, in fact the purple jumpsuit would have frightened me!!
Seen approx 300 lapwing
Green sandpiper – has been here a while now.
Gadwall approx 20
Mallard approx 50. One in particular has finished his moult and was in particularly good nick – see photo.
Loads of coots – about 20 swimming.
Teal approx 50; Moorhen – loads; Ring plover – 2;
Wigeon 2; Cormorant 8;
Little grebe 8; Great crested grebe 4
Tufted duck about 6
Loads of black headed gulls, mostly in winter plumage now, and about 20 juveniles
Swallows/house martins about 20 at any one time.
Shoveller 2 still in eclipse
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