============================================ || || Wildnews Bulletin || 19th November 2025 || News of Lincolnshire Wildlife || LNU: http://lnu.org/ || || Please email Editor on: philporterento@outlook.com || ============================================ In this issue... 1. Information, events, news and requests - mostly local. 2. Wildlife Highlights from Rare Bird Alert. 3. Wildlife reports around the county. Contributions welcome... 4. NNRs, RSPB and LWT Reserves : Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe. Gibraltar Point, Coastal Country Park 5. Bardney Limewoods NNR: Chambers Farm Wood. 6. Other Reserve Reports - links. 7. Sending in Bulletin Reports - contributors please read! 8. Contact information - recorders and specialists... 9. Notes about these wildlife reports. 10. Bulletin publicity policy. 11. Events Diary - what's on. 12. ...and finally. Mostly national/international wildlife stories. ============================================ To interest new readers please use the "Forward to a Friend" link at the end of every Bulletin, or suggest anyone interested visits the LNU website and signs up that way. https://lnu.org/publications/wildnews-bulletin/ Reports here are open. They are available to county recorders of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union; Lincolnshire Bird Club and Lincolnshire Environmental Record Centre [LERC]. Compare earlier years/months. Past Bulletins archive [in text format] from 2009: http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union or associated organisations. Please copy and paste URLs if/as necessary. ============================================ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. INFORMATION, EVENTS, NEWS AND REQUESTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor writes: As winter closes in and browsing the internet is apt to become an increasing relaxation break, I’ll mention a site which I have started to visit on some sort of a regular basis. It can be found on the very large platform https://www.birdingtop500.com/ which ranks 500 blog sites on their number of unique visitors, so there is a vast choice of other sites for you to browse from across the world, but my current favourite is number 19, titled “Ohio Birds and Biodiversity” or you can go straight to it at https://jimmccormac.blogspot.com. Jim is a photography naturalist and his blog is arranged so that you can select from hundreds of bird, plant and invertebrate subjects, mostly from Ohio but also across North America. His accompanying texts are entertaining and insightful, and include photography tips here and there. Phil Porter's email is: philporterento@outlook.com Roger Parsons' email is: old.museum@yahoo.co.uk The Wildlife Trusts Planning & Infrastructure Bill Amendment 130 The Lords defend nature against the Planning Bill Please look at this petition – e-mail your MP https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/action/1?ea.tracking.id=PIB_webpage Donna Nook - Weekly seal 'pupdate' https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/get-involved/top-reserves/donna-nook/weekly-update If you are likely to visit the seals at Donna Nook, please consult this site before doing so to keep up to date with site requirements to ensure the welfare of the colony throughout their breeding cycle. Luke Hartley writes re. Records from LNU Field Meetings… Would attendees to send records from LNU field meetings through to me as soon as is reasonable. Any and all records are useful, they don't all have to be long and comprehensive lists! Hopefully timely records would make for a much smoother process of writing up the field meetings, and disseminating records to the landowners who have been welcoming and accommodating to us! Many thanks, Luke. hartley026@gmail.com The Bulletin Portal -past Bulletins archive [in text format] from 2009. http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html BTO's tracked Cuckoos - Latest updates - south of the Sahel: https://www.bto.org/get-involved/volunteer/projects/cuckoo-tracking Loch of the Lowes SWT Webcam. https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ *** Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust *** “Wilder Lincolnshire Podcast” In this episode Melvyn Prior visits Deeping Lakes Nature Reserve in the far south of Lincolnshire with special guest Ajay Tegala — conservationist, environmentalist, broadcaster, and author. https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/what-we-do/about/wilder-lincolnshire-podcast This is the 22nd episode, all the previous ones are available. LINCOLNSHIRE CORONATION COAST NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE Delphine Suty of Natural England writes… Make a difference – volunteer with us! We are looking for individuals with good botanical skills. Your role will be to assist our team in surveying some of the rare plants on the reserve. Mainly a spring to summer activity, you will assist in the recording of the population, its location and status. The role can be done alone, with friends or other volunteers. We record data through iRecord and share with the Lincolnshire Naturalist Union and the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland We will support your mileage, equipment, and further training as these become available. Please contact us at saltfleetbytheddlethorpennr@naturalengland.org.uk *** LEARN A NEW SPECIES AND BOOST LINCOLNSHIRE’S NATURAL HISTORY RECORD! *** Colin Smith, LNU President writes… A core function of the LNU is to encourage wildlife recording. We would like everyone’s help to fill in the recording gaps for some of the more common Lincolnshire species. Each fortnight we will introduce a species with a link to a current distribution map and details of the species to look out for. Please look out for the species in your area or when you are out and about in the County. You can record what you see on: https://irecord.org.uk/ This is the LNU’s chosen digital platform for biological recording. It is free to register with and easy to use, but if you have any difficulty get in touch via the LNU website and we will try to help. There is a comprehensive guide to getting started on the iRecord home page above. Click on Help. After a month, details of the records received and an updated map will be Issued here on your Bulletin. On iRecord, you will have access to millions of wildlife records from across the UK, and will be able to organise your own records within its database. Please do join in and record these species and any others you find. Take the best close-up picture you can. The next species is the Cartilage Lichen Ramalina farinacea This is a grey shiny lichen with flattened branches that can be several centimeters long, clustered from its anchor point. It grows on tree branches and can often be found on fallen twigs and small branches that have fallen after high winds and storms. Pictures and further information can be found at the Naturespot website:- https://www.naturespot.org/species/cartilage-lichen the current record distribution Map can be seen at https://lnu.org/ramalina-farinacea-cartilage-lichen/ Thanks to those who added records for our previous map filling species. We received 19 records from 16 recorders for the Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus. Please do join in as all records are valuable and help our understanding of the county's changing natural history. *** This week's mostly-local news stories: *** Urgent call for flu jabs after rise in cases https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6n4e7wwkeo Police investigate human bones found in garden https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglg7y0zj6do Anger at river blighted by weed and dead geese https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdegj3w9ky8o Bronze Age coffin to go on show at museum https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx278g1d768o Four new woodlands to be created - N.Lincs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgdyenzp7wo The day the devil's lesser known imp was petrified - Grimsby https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m3y4kpl04o Town's river cleaners land top national award - Grantham https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy17zdw5y6o *** Weather News and Forecast *** https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#? East Midlands weather forecast Thursday 20th November - Sunday 23rd November Headline: Turning much colder this week. Thursday: Staying very cold and breezy Thursday with continued wintry showers. These spreading further inland to bring a generally cloudier day with an increased risk of seeing a shower for many. Maximum temperature 5 °C. Outlook for Friday to Sunday: Very cold overnight into Friday but becoming drier. Rain overnight into Saturday bringing more unsettled but generally milder conditions by Sunday. UK long range weather forecast Sunday 23rd November - Tuesday 2nd December Atlantic weather fronts will continue to spread east bringing spells of rain or showers, potentially quite widely. Over subsequent days showery conditions will likely continue but there will be some brighter spells at times. There is also a chance of Atlantic frontal systems moving in from the west at times and temporary periods of northerly flow that may lead to some wintry showers. Temperatures will be a little below normal. A westerly dominated pattern will likely persist through to the end of November with outbreaks of rain or showers and temperatures near to or a little below normal. There could however still be some wintry showers at times in the north. Areas of low pressure may bring longer spells of rain and periods of strong winds at times. *** For Astronomers and Sky-watchers *** Full Moons https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/full-moon-calendar-2025 Meteor shower dates https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/meteor-shower-guide-2025 New moon on 20 November - we might see the Leonid meteor shower this year -17 Nov peak https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/leonid-meteor-shower-when-and-where-see-it-uk Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) on Comet Watch https://www.cometwatch.co.uk/ Night Sky Highlights, - November https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-november-2025 Five celestial events to look out for this autumn https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c39rvxz4jr1o AuroraWatch UK for geomagnetic data: https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ BBC Sky at Night Magazine website https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news *** For the Geologists *** Please copy and paste URLs if/as necessary Lincolnshire Geodiversity Group: https://www.lincswolds.org.uk/discovering/geology-1 Geology of the Lincolnshire Wolds: https://www.lincswolds.org.uk/special-features/geology The Geology of Lincolnshire: downloadable LNU book https://lnu.org/publications/books/the-geology-of-lincolnshire/ UK Fossils in Lincolnshire https://ukfossils.co.uk/category/lincolnshire/ *** EVENTS *** *** BOSTON AREA GROUP LWT *** Thursday 11th December at 7.30pm Talk - An Introduction To British Orchids by Geof Lee The talk will include many of the British Orchid species and where to find them. Venue - Centenary Methodist Church, Red Lion Street, Boston, PE21 6NY Free parking in the car park on the right hand side of the church. Interval refreshments will be served. Non members welcome and entry is free but there will be a retiring collection. *** GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES AREA GROUP LWT *** Wednesday 26th November - Grey Seals and Winter Visitors at Donna Nook. You are invited to join this guided walk led by David Ball and Carolyn Davis. Please meet at Stonebridge Car Park entrance of Donna Nook Nature Reserve at 10am. LN11 7PD. Please note that if this carpark is full, you may be directed to park in the allocated field at £5 a car. Please dress sensibly according to the weather conditions and wear stout footwear. For further information on these events please contact our secretary David Ball 07711 716063 davidballnorthhampton@gmail.com or visit our website www.grimsbywildlifetrust.org.uk. *** LWT LINCOLN AREA GROUP TALK *** 20h November: An Introduction to Soil Science An illustrated talk by Dr Iain Gould, Associate Professor at Lincoln University, about the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and why they matter. For water sequestration, habitat biodiversity and food production. Also looking at soil types from around Lincolnshire. Whisby Nature Park in the Lafarge Education Building The event is at starting at 7.30 pm. Admission is £2.50 which includes refreshments in the interval. *** SOUTH LINCS RSPB GROUP *** Dates for their 2026 programme from Easter 2026 Full details including availability, dates, costs, booking etc. will be on the website. in due course. Sarah Lambert writes…. Hello everyone, The Fens East Peat Partnership led by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is working to restore damaged peat in the fens through re-wetting. This will help to preserve carbon stores and create wetland habitats encouraging plants and wildlife to return. They host a monthly live webinar on a range of lowland fen topics, and on November 17, Owen Mountford (a valued member of the Lincolnshire Flora Group and well-known to many of you) will talk about fenland flora. A summary of the webinar is given below - it's certain to be a very interesting hour! The Fenland Flora - Survival against the odds webinar, 17 November 1-2pm Fenland has all too often been dismissed as boring and with little biodiversity value outside the washes and a few NNRs. The Fenland Flora project, now ready for publication, has sought to document the history and present status of wild plants in Fenland, and has shown the vital importance of the region, especially for aquatic plants. In addition, relics of the past Fenland vegetation persist in unlikely places, and novel habitats support new species and communities. To book a free place go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fenland-flora-survival-against-the-odds-tickets-1753814629769?aff=oddtdtcreator STAYING SAFE Please copy and paste URLs if/as necessary... Bird flu: Defra advice to the general public is to leave corpses alone and report the findings - but landowners should dispose of birds themselves. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-flu-latest-situation-avian-influenza-prevention-zone-declared-across-great-britain Lyme Disease reminder https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/zoonoses-data-sheets/lyme-disease.pdf Road works and hold-ups https://roadworks.org/ Met Office Severe Warnings https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings Met Office Severe Weather E-mail Service - sign up http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/guide-to-emails EasyTide http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx Environment Agency Flood Warnings - Lincolnshire https://www.google.com/search?q=government+flood+warnings+lincolnshire Environment Agency Flood Information/Floodline - sign up https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. WILDLIFE HIGHLIGHTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Bird News from Rare Bird Alert *** Rare Bird Alert has kindly given permission to reproduce their pager reports. A big thank you from us all. Readers interested in a pager - look at the RBA website: http://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/ For RBA's excellent articles: https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/RealData/Articles.asp Abbreviations Juv = juvenile Ad = adult 1s/w, 2s/w = first/second summer/winter (age or plumage) 12/11/2025 Caythorpe, Yellow-browed Warbler. Frieston, Caspian gull ad. Mablethorpe, 2 House Martins over Gregg's. Rimac, Water Pipits on scrape. Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe Dunes, 3 Shorelarks on shore off Brickyard Lane. Skegness, Caspian Gull 1w at Middlemarsh Farm on lagoon. 13/11/2025 Gibraltar Point, 3 Snow Buntings around beach. Mobile. 14/11/2025 Gibraltar Point, Leach's Petrel flew north past. Huttoft Bank, Long-tailed Skua flew south past. Huttoft Car Terrace. Mablethorpe, Long-tailed Skua flew south past, 194 Little Gulls flew south. Scaup at Queen's Park at north end of lake. Sutton-on-Sea, Long-tailed Skua flew past, Leach's Petrel, Velvet.Scoter, Long-tailed Duck 15/11/2025 Covenham Reservoir. Great Northern Diver. Red-throated Diver, Twite. Snow Bunting. Gibraltar Point, Caspian Gull on beach., 6 Water Pipits. 3 Red-necked Grebes offshore. Hawfinch. Ring Ouzel. Huttoft Car Terrace, Pomarine Skua flew past. Red-necked Grebe. Long Sutton, Ring Ouzel 1w of Woad Lane. Mablethorpe, Little Auk flew north past. Sutton-on-Sea, Storm Petrel flew south over. 16/11/2025 Boston, Velvet Scoter at Cut End, at River Witham Mouth. Chapel Point, 4 Snow Buntings and 2 Velvet Scoters flew north past. Long-tailed Duck. Long-tailed Skua flew south past. Covenham Reservoir, Snow Bunting on east side. Black-throated and Great Northern Divers. Frampton Marsh, Siberian Chiffchaff Huttoft Car Terrace., 2 Velvet Scoters flew north past. Gibraltar Point, probable Northern Bullfinch at West Dunes, Caspian Gull on beach., 6 Water Pipits. Little Auk, Pomarine Skua, Velvet Scoter, Snow Bunting. Great Grey Shrike near visitor centre. Rimac, Water Pipit on scrape Sutton-on-Sea, Black-throated Diver and Long-tailed Skua juv flew past 17/11/2025 Chapel Point, 2 Little Auks flew past. Velvet Scoter flew past. Snow Bunting flew north past. Covenham Reservoir, 2 Red-throated Divers. Black-throated Diver. Snow Bunting. Gibraltar Point, Yellow-browed Warbler at Sykes Farm, Water Pipit at Mere. Mablethorpe, Snow Bunting flew north along beach. Velvet Scoter flew past. Caspian Gull on beach by outfall. Sutton-on-Sea, 2 Little Auks flew north past. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. WILDLIFE NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find the Grid Reference - don't forget - it's important Grab a Grid Reference: https://www.bnhs.co.uk/focuson/grabagridref/html/index.htm UK Grid Reference Finder: http://www.gridreferencefinder.com/ ROAD KILLS? PLEASE LET US KNOW. Every drive is a transect! Hedgehogs? Badgers? Otters? Reports welcome. Request from Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue Can You Help Us? We’re mapping wildlife fatality hotspots on roads to help improve safety for both animals and drivers. Over time, this data could support efforts to work with local authorities to make high-risk areas safer. If you come across a deceased animal or are aware of one, please report the location—when it’s safe to do so—by: Dropping a pin on the map provided Sharing a What3Words location Providing the street name While we are unable to collect deceased wildlife, your information could help prevent future incidents. Thank you! Please share to help spread the word. Report deceased wildlife on the link below: https://form.jotform.com/.../report-roadside-deceased... *** County Wildlife Reports from Readers *** We rely on readers to send in observations and welcome records from everyone, experts to beginners. Please keep your reports coming. BARDNEY - The Green TF120694 A & R Parsons 17/11/2025 Starling flock over 20+ House Sparrow flock c20. Jackdaws - c12 occasionally. Collared Dove 2+ Black-headed Gulls - 12+ raid occasionally. Blue Tit 2+ Great Tit 2+ Robin 2+ BARDNEY GARDEN TF117700 Phil and Mary Porter Week 12-19 November. A Coal Tit visits but is so rapidly ‘in-and-out’ at the feeder that casual viewing results in few sightings, but as usual it is obviously hoarding and apparently fearful of its larger competitors. Mary spotted another Goldcrest on 12th but not since. About 40 Fieldfares swirled past the bottom of the garden on 18th. We have seen odd bees and butterflies on most days, but only Red Admirals have been confirmed. CHAMBERS FARM WOOD TF161742 Colin Smith 17/11/2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Penny Bun Boletus edulis Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Green Brittlegill Russula aeruginea TF149739 Elastic Saddle Helvella ealstica White Saddle Helvella crispa Weeping Milkcap Lactarius volemus Fiery Milkcap Lactarius pyrogalus Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Sticky Scalycap Pholiota gummosa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. NNRs and NATURE RESERVES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LWT Top Reserves: https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/get-involved/top-reserves LWT Reserves List: https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/get-involved/nature-reserves-list RSPB Reserves: https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIBRALTAR POINT NNR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory https://gibraltarpointbirdobservatory.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LINCOLNSHIRE COASTAL COUNTRY PARK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Miller Coast and The Wolds (South) Warden Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Sykes Farm Nature Reserve Office Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve Gibraltar Road Skegness PE24 4SU 10th November: Green Woodpecker at Anderby churchyard, Woodcock in off the sea. 11th November: Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Snipe Huttoft Pit. 12th November: Barn Owl along Sea Lane. 13th November: Red-necked Grebe flying north, Black-throated Diver, 6 Twite, Swallow and 2 Raven south. Water Pipit on Anderby Marsh, 1,400 Starling into roost at Chapel Six Marshes. 3 Pipistrelle around campsite at Anderby Creek. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE DUNES NNR including DONNA NOOK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/saltfleetby-theddlethorpe-dunes https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/get-involved/top-reserves/donna-nook http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/38015?category=59026 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Owen Beaumont Tel: 07900264428 Reserve Manager Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR part of the Lincolnshire Coronation Coast NNR Sea View Road, Saltfleetby St. Clements, LN11 7TR www.gov.uk/natural-england Twitter @NEEastMidlands Donna Nook - Weekly seal 'pupdate' https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/get-involved/top-reserves/donna-nook/weekly-update If you are likely to visit the seals at Donna Nook, please consult this site before doing so to keep up to date with site requirements to ensure the welfare of the colony throughout their breeding cycle. 121125 – 4 raven flew low south along Rimac dunes, regularly calling in flight. Sparrowhawk chased an alarm calling merlin through the dunes at Rimac. Flock of 20 shovelers landed on the sea off Mablethorpe North End. 8 whooper swans flew low south over Elm House Farm in the morning. Stonechat pair, raven, buzzards, marsh harrier, sparrowhawk and kestrels also at Elm House Farm. Butterflies – red admiral Sea View. 131125 – daytime high temperature of 16°C. Great white egret Rimac saltmarsh lagoon. Lapland bunting and peregrine MOD foreshore north of old tank. Another lapland bunting Crook Bank outer dunes and a merlin flushed flock of linnet. 3 raven flew south over Crook Bank outer dunes and 2 additional ravens went over Sea View at the same time. 280+ wigeon and 8 shoveler on saltmarsh lagoon Brickyard Lane, and 190 pink-footed geese flew towards the beach. Water pipit Rimac freshwater marsh scrape at midday. 100+ Canada geese on Rimac car park scrape as some water returned. Cattle egrets with cows near Sea View, another south of Rimac car park and 2 with cows inland. Black redstart Mablethorpe North End mid-morning. Butterflies – 3 peacock Rimac; peacock MOD; peacock, red admiral Brickyard Lane. 141125 – 21.4mm of rain throughout the day and ENE wind gusting to 31.8mph. A 3 hour seawatch in heavy rain and strong onshore winds produced 194 little gull, 230 kittiwake, long-tailed skua, 3 skua sp. and 2 gannet south mostly over the beach/tide edge; and north went 19 wigeon, 7 teal, 2 pintail, 4 pink-footed geese, 8 brent geese; and a woodcock flew in-off the sea. Great black-backed gulls also moving throughout the morning, with a colour-ringed bird landing on the beach originally ringed as an adult near Oslo, Norway, in 2018, making it at least 12 years old. Other sightings have come from Denmark, Norway and Leicestershire in recent years. 151125 – a 3.5 hour seawatch in strong easterly winds produced a little auk, 84 brent geese, 2 goldeneye, 3 red-breasted merganser, common tern, 15 little gull, 3 kittiwake north; and 186 brent geese, 2 goosander, red-breasted merganser, 18 little gull south. 60+ blackbird flew out from hedges near Sea View. 80 blackbirds, 11 fieldfare, 3 redwing, 3 song thrush, 7 goldcrest, 4 woodcock, brambling, blackcap Churchill Lane area, and 3 snipe around shallow water on adjacent meadow. 2 Cetti’s warbler singing in the rain at Brickyard Lane at dawn. 161125 – blackcap and great spotted woodpecker Sea View, but blackbirds from yesterday had moved on. Cetti’s warbler and brambling Mablethorpe North End, and an Egyptian goose flew south. Cetti’s warbler and water rail heard north of MOD, and a jack snipe and 3 common snipe flew up from the marsh. 376 brent geese, 344 shelduck and 4 little egret Saltfleet Haven area saltmarsh. 171125 – 2 blackcap and great spotted woodpecker Sea View. Merlin hunting around Rimac car park scrape, which had 14 pied wagtail, 10 meadow pipit, 250+ Canada geese, 10 greylag geese, 4 pink-footed geese, 20 wigeon and 40 teal feeding on the newly flooded area. Goldcrest and brambling Rimac dunes. Velvet scoter and eider flew north over the sea in the morning. A lone snow bunting flew up the beach and a first winter Caspian gull by Mablethorpe outfall. 3 cattle egret Sea View Washlands, merlin and sparrowhawk in t he area and great spotted woodpecker working between dead elder bushes. 2 barn owls and a male sparrowhawk hunting Brickyard Lane area late afternoon. 181125 – 63.3mm of rainfall since 091125. Ground frost recorded early morning with ground temperature low of -5.00°C. 2 raven flew over Sea View. 160 teal and stonechat Paradise Lagoon, and a black-tailed godwit on Eau outfall adjacent. Grey wagtail, 11 siskin and 2 yellowhammer Sea View. 40+ blackbird, 13 redwing and 6 song thrush between Sea View and Paradise. 5 cattle egret with cows next to Rimac car park and 1 with cows inland. Black brant feeding on Saltfleet saltmarsh with dark-bellied brent geese. Donna Nook – 161125 - Weekly pupdate: 942 pups, 1127 cows and 297 bulls. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. BARDNEY LIMEWOODS NNR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These cover a huge area. Reports always welcome. The history of the Lincolnshire Limewoods: https://www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/19111877.lincolnshire-limewoods/ The Forestry Commission visitor advice: https://www.forestryengland.uk/article/coronavirus-visitor-guide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire Branch: https://butterfly-conservation.org/300/lincolnshire-branch.html *** Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire *** Chambers Farm Wood Butterfly Garden Volunteers Email: margaretwestcott7@hotmail.co.uk https://butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area/lincolnshire-branch/chambers-farm-wood-butterfly-garden *** Lincolnshire Dormouse Group *** lincsdormousegroup@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The NNR includes the following sites: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chambers Farm Woods (comprises Ivy Wood; Little and Great Scrubbs Woods; Minting Wood; Hatton Wood, Hatton Plantation and Minting Park; and also three areas of grassland: Little Scrubbs Meadow and extension), Small Meadow and Big Meadow. Since all have their own management plans, please give the actual location when reporting). College Wood; Cocklode & Great West Woods; Hardy Gang Wood; Newball Wood; Rand Wood; Scotgrove Wood; Southrey Wood and Wickenby Wood. Many of these include both areas of ancient woodland or important grassland. Many are also designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Records which provide a six-figure grid reference are of particular value to the Forestry Commission. Other woods included in the NNR but without public access: Stainfield Wood; Stainton & Fulnetby Woods (access by public bridle way only). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. OTHER RESERVE REPORTS AND HIGHLIGHTS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Woodland Trust woods near you- including the best woods for walks, wildlife watching, family fun and heritage. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/#=undefined&view=map Lincolnshire County Council - Local Nature Reserves https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/coast-countryside/nature-reserves Links to "Other Reserves" are welcome. Your suggestions, please. Boston Woods Trust https://www.bostonwoods.co.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. SENDING IN BULLETIN REPORTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The purpose of the Bulletin is to encourage biological recording in Lincolnshire. We aim to increase the number of people reporting observations to Recorders or via iRecord. https://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/ The Bulletin is a FREE service. We ask you to provide reports, questions, news or relevant articles from time to time. Descriptive pieces are welcome. You don't have to stick to lists! Please help us to help you. When sending in reports please follow this layout to save re-editing: Place Name: IN CAPITALS with Grid Reference if you have it. Your Name: Real names please, not aliases. Put it in each time, for each location Date: Species list [Alphabetical?] & numbers [and observations?] e.g. Blackbird - 24 [And please, no home-grown abbreviations. Species Names in full.] Bulletin mailing times may vary. It usually goes out on Wednesdays/ Thursdays in time for the weekend. Please e-mail in contributions to the editor as early as possible. Tuesday latest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. CONTACTS AND USEFUL WEBSITES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Links "not to be missed" *** Please copy and paste URLs if/as necessary. CONTACTS LIST *** Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union *** LNU Website: http://lnu.org/ LNU Twitter feed https://twitter.com/LincsNaturalist LNU e-mail: info@lnu.org Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust: https://twitter.com/LincsWildlife Lincs Bird Club: https://twitter.com/Lincsbirding LBC County Bird Recorder: recorder_south@lincsbirdclub.co.uk The Sir Joseph Banks Society: https://twitter.com/sirjosephbanks Lincolnshire Bat Group: http://www.lincsbatgroup.co.uk/ Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire Branch: https://twitter.com/BC_Lincolnshire Lincsbirders: https://twitter.com/lincsbirders Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project: https://lincolnshirechalkstreams.org/ Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Trust: https://lincolnshirechalkstreamstrust.org.uk/ South Lincolnshire Flora Group: https://bsbi.org/south-lincolnshire-v-c-53 The Wolds Fungi Group: Contact Paul Nichol via email: nichol20@gmail.com Lincolnshire Dormouse Group: Contact: lincsdormousegroup@gmail.com FIGHTING WILDLIFE CRIME Wildlife Crime https://www.lincs.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/wc/wildlife-crime/ SPECIES IDENTIFICATION AND RECORDING Please copy and paste URLs if/as necessary. LNU Recorders and Specialists: https://lnu.org/specialists/ Downloads of LNU books: https://lnu.org/publications/books/ Recording with "iRecord": https://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/ iRecord is recommended by the LNU as an appropriate platform for on-line recording When asking for help: Please give the very best information you can provide. If you are not sure, ask what is needed from you to confirm identification. Photographs are helpful but not every species can be identified from a photograph. When asked for further details,get back to the recorder promptly. Don't forget a thank you for the help. That is always welcomed. Local Bat Helpline Grounded bats, bat problems, advice and information. Contact the new Lincolnshire Bat Group co-ordinator as above: Email: info@lincsbatgroup.co.uk Or by phone on 01526 344726, who will be able to help you. Confidential Bat Records You may send confidential bat records direct to the above, who will make sure they are securely passed on to the new recorder. Slug ID Help Chris du Feu will help with slug identification. Tel: 01383 669 124 Email: chris.r.dufeu@gmail.com USEFUL WILDLIFE LINKS Please copy and paste URLs if necessary. How to identify ladybirds| NatureSpot https://www.naturespot.org/WildlifeGuides/12CommonLadybirds How to identify diving ducks | The Wildlife Trusts https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/how-identify/how-identify-diving-ducks Dragonfly Identification help https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/species-and-identification/ Bat Identification https://www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/what-are-bats/uk-bats/ NHBS - Frequencies of British Bats https://media.nhbs.com/equipment/British%20Bat%20Frequencies.pdf Lincolnshire Badger Group https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093647842292 Email: lincolnshirebadgergroup@hotmail.com Lincs Environmental Records Centre: http://www.glnp.org.uk/ Natural England: http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ NHBS - Natural history equipment or books.https://www.nhbs.com/ The Flora of Lincolnshire by Joan Gibbons:downloadable LNU book https://lincsnaturalist.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/the-flora-of-lincolnshire-e-joan-gibbons.pdf Atlas of the terrestrial and semi-aquatic Mammals of Lincolnshire https://lincsnaturalist.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/mammalatlas.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. NOTES ABOUT THESE WILDLIFE REPORTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We do our best to ensure accuracy in our reporting. However, records are sent in by a variety of reporters; from complete beginners to professionals. They may vary in reliability and occasionally may be difficult or impossible to verify. If further information is needed please contact the editor: Bulletins are sent to Recorders at Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre [GNLP], Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union and Lincolnshire Bird Club. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. BULLETIN PUBLICITY POLICY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When submitting reports, e.g. unusual plants, please send any sensitive news directly to recorders. Not the Bulletin. We don't want to spoil things with unwise or untimely publicity. Thank you. Please respect the interests of wildlife and site owners if you report on national networks. Interest in wildlife is not a licence to act irresponsibly or thoughtlessly to landowners, who may well be partners in important conservation work. [Views expressed in the Bulletin do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the LNU or associated organisations. In particular this applies to agencies, especially charities, taking a political stance.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11. LNU EVENTS DIARY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New details to come.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 ...AND FINALLY... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** National and International Stories *** From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5eyjd2zz7o Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwypzdgwg1yo Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620q30w0q0o Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/17/three-sugar-cubes-worth-of-plastic-enough-to-kill-a-puffin-study-finds How adding plants to your driveway could reduce winter flood risks https://theconversation.com/how-adding-plants-to-your-driveway-could-reduce-winter-flood-risks-268805 *** Mail Fails *** We have had reports of issues with 2 subscribers' Bulletins. 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