============================================ || || Wildnews Bulletin || 26th 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: There was only one account in the ‘Reports from Readers’ section (Thanks Ben!) presumably reflecting the generally grey, often drizzly weather and, from our own experience, a static situation amongst garden birds, without an influx of ‘winter species’ such as Fieldfares, Redwings, Blackbirds or small finches, meaning that there was nothing new to write about. Perhaps holidays in the sun also played a part. Covenham Reservoir had a purple patch during the last week with a series of reports of individual Black-throated, Red-throated and Great Northern Divers, together with a Red-breasted Merganser and a Common Scoter, all refugees from the North Sea. The starkness of brick-lined reservoirs such as this is no problem to sea-ducks and when they occur on more natural dammed waters they will generally prefer to hug the dam where the deeper water is. Gail Cartright reported an apparently out-of-control pack of single-breed dogs near Stickney, always an alarming experience. 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” https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/what-we-do/about/wilder-lincolnshire-podcast 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: *** CCTV captures fox and otter’s tour of Lincoln https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwylwpqw5ngo Woodland to be created near Lincolnshire Wolds - Hagworthingham https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clykypl2553o County's sixth bird flu case in a month confirmed - Suffolk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c058jvenl5ro Scientists shedding light on an underground hero - Earthworms https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgv25wvgwvo Men sentenced over underground drug farms- Skendleby https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8d2y5dg0do Illegal waste site operator fined £1m - Long Sutton https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmxmdymxrno Search for missing swimmer stood down - Skegness https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c075n4d5md4o *** 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 27th November - Sunday 30th November Headline: Turning much colder this week. Thursday: Cloudy with a little patchy rain and drizzle. A more persistent band of rain moves east through the late afternoon and evening, clearing later. Rather windy but mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C. Outlook for Friday to Sunday: Friday, rather windy with bright spells and some heavy showers. Saturday low confidence, chance of rain and strong winds in south. Sunday drier, brighter with lighter winds. Temperatures near average. UK long range weather forecast Sunday 23rd November - Tuesday 2nd December Changeable and unsettled conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will tend to dominate meaning showers or longer spells of rain for much of the UK, though there will likely be some brief settled interludes. Some heavy rain or showers are expected, most often in the west, although with a risk some of this could spread to other areas at times. Snow will probably be confined to high ground in the north. Periods of strong wind are possible, especially around coasts and if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK. Some short-lived spells of drier weather are possible, particularly in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall. *** For Astronomers and Sky-watchers *** Get ready for those Geminid meteors. 4-20th December - peak 14th https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/geminid-meteor-shower-uk-dates-how-to-see 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 Scientists reveal what triggered Santorini 'earthquake swarm' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7p783g2j5o 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 *** *** GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES AREA GROUP LWT *** Carolyn Davis writes… ‘The Return to the Common Crane to Lincolnshire’ On Monday 8th December you are invited to join our group for our next indoor meeting where David Cohen will give an illustrated presentation about the return of the Common Crane to Willow Tree Fen Nature Reserve which bred here for the first time after an absence of 400yrs. This will take place in Grimsby Town Hall DN31 1HX and starts at 7.30pm. Admission £5, all are welcome. There will be a Christmas Share Table, Raffle, Tea and coffee available. For further information contact secretary David Ball 07711 716063 email davidballnorthhampton@gmail.com *** 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. *** 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. 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) 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. 18/11/2025 Caythorpe, [probable Russian Common Gull form heinei]) at Freiston Heath Lane. Covenham Reservoir, Black-throated Diver. Great Northern Diver, Red-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser. Gibraltar Point, Water Pipit Saltfleet, Black Brant ad on saltmarsh with Dark-bellied Brent Geese. 19/11/2025 Cleethorpes Coast, Glossy Ibis. Mablethorpe, 2 Little Auks flew north past. Sutton-on-Sea, 2 Velvet Scoters. 3 Caspian Gulls [1w,2w, near-ad] 20/11/2025 Covenham Reservoir, Black-throated Diver. Great Northern Diver, Red-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser. Common Scoter. Mablethorpe, 2 Velvet Scoters flew north past. Sutton-on-Sea, Velvet Scoter. 21/11/2025 Alkborough Flats, Green-winged Teal at Trent Falls. Covenham Reservoir, Red-breasted Merganser, Black-throated Diver, Common Scoter, Great Northern Diver. Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe Dunes, Twite. Theddlethorpe St Helen, Siberian Chiffchaff along Creek Bank Terminal bridleway 22/11/2025 Covenham Reservoir, Black-throated Diver, Gibraltar Point, Water Pipit on Tennyson's Sands from Harvey's Hide. 23/11/2025 Covenham Reservoir, Red-breasted Merganser, Black-throated Diver, Common Scoter, Great Northern Diver. Deeping St James, 3 Long-eared Owls at Main Lake opposite gully, Deeping Lakes. Pyewipe, Glaucous Gull juv 24/11/2025 Covenham Reservoir, Red-breasted Merganser, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver. Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe Dunes, at Rimac, 12 Snow Buntings and Lapland Bunting flew north over beach, 25 Twite flew south. 25/11/2025 Covenham Reservoir, 2 Red-throated Divers, Red-breasted Merganser, fem/1 drk, Common Scoter. Deeping St James, Long-eared Owl at Main Lake in ivy, Deeping Lakes. Gibraltar Point, Pomarine Skua juv flew past. Mablethorpe, Snow Bunting flew north along beach. Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe Dunes, Snow bunting at Crook Bank. Saltfleet Haven, Richard's Pipit on Paradise Pool in field. Sandilands, 4 Snow Buntings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. NETTLETON GRANGE GAME FARM Ben Jacobs 20th November 2025 Amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) numerous on shooting ground (Google Id) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 15th November: Leach’s Petrel, 23 Little Gull and 2 Goldeneye flying south, Pomarine Skua flying north. 35 Lapwing and 140 Wigeon on Anderby Marsh. 16th November: Merlin, 2 Woodcock and Kingfisher with lots of thrushes at Wolla Bank Pit. Little Auk flying north. Pair of Marsh Harrier, 24 Teal, 14 Pied Wagtail and Grey Heron at Huttoft Pit. 17th November: Pair of Bullfinch north of Wolla Bank car park. 18th November: 4 Whooper Swan, Little Auk flying north, 2 Whooper Swan flying south. 2 Stonechat and Woodcock on Anderby Marsh. Kingfisher at Wolla Bank Reedbed. 15 Redwing and 20 Blackbird at Wolla Bank Pit. Woodcock at Chapel Pit. 19th November: 2 Velvet Scoter flying north and a Woodcock at Wolla Bank Pit. 20th November: 2 Bewick’s Swan and Long-tailed Duck flying north. Female Marsh Harrier at Wolla Bank Reedbed. 21st November: Woodcock, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker and female Marsh Harrier at Chapel Pit. 2 Stonechat and a Short-eared Owl at Sandilands Golf Course. 22nd November: 2 Woodcock at Huttoft Pit. Kingfisher at Wolla Bank Pit. Peregrine hunting around farmland. Anderby Marsh getting wetter and showing 212 Wigeon, 58 Teal, 27 Gadwall, 103 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 2 Snipe, 14 Pied Wagtail and 4 Marsh Harrier. 23rd November: Peregrine, 27 Teal, 13 Pied Wagtail and Grey Wagtail at Huttoft Pit. Anderby Marsh had 3 Water Pipit, 11 Pied Wagtail, 96 Wigeon, 155 Teal, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Peregrine, 6 Whooper Swan, 1 male Stonechat, Water Rail, 6 Red-legged Partridge, 20 Gadwall and 2 Redshank. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. 191125 - yellow-browed warbler in willows at Churchill Lane car park. 2 jack snipe Crook Bank outer dunes. 2 little auk and a pair of goosander flew north over the sea; second-winter Caspian gull flew south; first-winter Caspian gull on the beach. 3 goosander flew north over Rimac freshwater marsh then went towards the saltmarsh. Stonechat, Nordic jackdaw, sub-adult Caspian gull and growing numbers of wildfowl on wet grassland south of Crook Bank. 201125 - 2 velvet scoter, 62 common scoter, 4 eider, 5 goldeneye and a great crested grebe flew north over the sea in the morning. First winter Mediterranean gull feeding around the beach, snow bunting flew along the beach and 3 snipe flew in-off the sea. 14 rock pipit and 2 reed bunting around pillbox north of Sea View. 276 teal, 6 shoveler on Paradise Lagoon. 2 stonechat in cattle field north of Sea View work base. Woodcock flew out from cover at Sea View. Another woodcock north of Churchill Lane and several groups of winter thrushes. Cetti's warbler singing and several goldcrest in scrub east of Crook Bank car park. 211125 - 450 pink-footed geese flew inland from foreshore roost in the morning. 65 redwing MOD dune area. 5 chiffchaff (including possible Siberian), 4 goldcrest, grey wagtail and treecreeper inland from Crook Bank. 231125 - 92 pink-footed geese flew high south-east over Rimac. 59 wigeon Rimac car park scrape and 1 cattle egret in field south of Rimac car park. 1000+ starlings in scrub around Rimac freshwater marsh. 241125 - 16 snow burning flew north over Rimac foreshore, with 4 returning to feed on developing saltmarsh areas. 25 twite flew south and also settled to feed on developing saltmarsh out from Rimac. A Lapland bunting flew south with skylarks and a brambling flew north. Peregrine around Rimac foreshore and 300+ brent geese Saltfleet Haven. A possible little bunting seen and heard in flight around Rimac outer dunes. Water pipit Crook Bank outer dunes and 2 snow bunting flew north along the beach. Purple sandpiper, 700+ sanderling and a third-winter Caspian gull on the beach at Mablethorpe North End. Female sparrowhawk flew over Paradise Lagoon. Woodcock flew over Rimac car park at dusk. 251125 - Richard's pipit in pasture field opposite Paradise Lagoon mid-afternoon then seen flying towards Saltfleet Haven at sunset. 2 raven flew north past Paradise Lagoon. 450+ sanderling, 100 dunlin and a redshank on Brickyard Lane foreshore. 12 stock dove between Churchill Lane and Brickyard Lane. Snow bunting flew north along the beach at Mablethorpe in the morning. 2 gannet flew south over the sea from Rimac. 4 cattle egret with cows around Sea View Washlands and Rimac. Tawny owl calling at Churchill Lane. Mixed group of 300 lapwing and golden plover at Elm House Farm. Donna Nook: 211125 - weekly pupdate - 1499 pups, 1522 cows and 495 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 *** First Sycamore Gap tree 'offsprings' to be planted https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4d7mnxvwlo From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5eyjd2zz7o Butterfly home restored by sheep after landslide -Oxfordshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd6l4ld1ngo UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75vn7yel73o 'Gang in balaclavas targeted our combine harvester': County Durham https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2895pgm99o Wake-up call as new data reveals dramatic declines for England’s farmland birds https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/new-data-reveals-declines-for-englands-farmland-birds Watch a Wolf Cleverly Raid a Crab Trap for a Snack in What Could Be the First Evidence of a Wild Canid Using a Tool https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/wolf-british-columbia-tool-use/ Hyperphagia: what is it? - Hedgehog Street https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/hyperphagia-what-is-it/ New Scientist article. The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504250-the-long-overlooked-insects-that-could-save-our-crops/#Echobox=1764118917 Wales leads UK with assessment identifying 3,000 ‘Species in Peril’ https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-blogs/news/wales-leads-uk-with-assessment-identifying-3-000-species-in-peril/? *** Mail Fails *** David Thompson If you experience any such problem in future please let Alex know. mrapickwell@gmail.com ----------------- ~ THE END ~ ----------------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons old.museum@yahoo.co.uk http://rogerparsons.info/