============================================ || || Wildnews Bulletin || 8th October 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 [Phil] writes: The Information and Events sections are quite strong this week and definitely worth a look. Nettleham Woodland Trust is looking for help to identify the fungal species colonising the new woodland establishing there. Meanwhile Natural England is searching for volunteers with some botanical knowledge to assist with surveying at the Coronation Coast Nature Reserve. Our President Colin Smith continues his long series of poorly recorded but potentially common species to look for and record. The last LNU Field Meeting of the year, a Fungus Foray at Goslings Corner Wood, is featured and the LNU Fungus Group is also active at Bradley Woods. East Mercia Rivers Trust and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reveal their plans for a new nature reserve at Horncastle with a public drop-in meeting at Banovallum House. The Fens East Peat Partnership advertise a webinar on a variety of subjects related to fenland restoration. All this in addition to eight public talks and the many usual features originally thought out by Roger over the years (please let us know if there are other information services that would be useful to you and we will try to oblige). Phil Porter's email is: philporterento@outlook.com Roger Parsons' email is: old.museum@yahoo.co.uk 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 Su Colman writes… *** Nettleham Woodland Trust *** are looking for help in surveying for fungi at the Ashing Lane Nature Reserve - are there any Bulletin readers who are interested? If you would like to be involved, please email admin@nettlehamwoodlandtrust.co.uk BTO's tracked Cuckoos Latest updates https://www.bto.org/cuckoos Loch of the Lowes SWT Webcam https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 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 Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus This is a fungus that is quite easy to spot and distinctive. It grows in many situations including roadside verges and grassy areas. It can be found singly or sometimes in large spread out groups. A close look is needed to be sure it is shaggy and not a Common Inkcap which is more smooth. Pictures and further information can be found at the Naturespot website:- https://www.naturespot.org/species/shaggy-inkcap the current record distribution Map can be seen at https://lnu.org/coprinus-comatus-shaggy-inkcap/ Thanks to those who added records for our previous map filling species. We received 4 records from 2 recorder for the Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella. 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: *** Cavers safe after 30-hour rescue during Storm Amy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly6x3xvyy0o Kate makes first visit to RAF Coningsby https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgknpezzzm1o Darker nights prompt deer warning for motorists https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20vq1048jzo Castle Christmas lights event to return to city https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr595j7exeo AI 'wargames' to strengthen national security - Lincoln https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lx25n9j2lo Area prone to flooding could become nature reserve - Horncastle https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewn99vv8ypo Centuries old tradition gets global TV audience - Haxey Hood game. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwynz7egyv6o "The Haxey Hood game” has been played by the North Lincolnshire villages of Haxey and Westwoodside since the 14th Century. It involves large crowds facing off in a mass scrum to push a leather tube, known as the hood, to one of the village pubs. Now the ritual will feature on Amazon and Apple TV as part of a six part documentary series featuring British customs called “Gatherings". *** 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 9th October - Sunday 12th October Headline: Cloudy with outbreaks of drizzle clearing to sunny spells. Thursday: Variable cloud but dry with bright or sunny spells at times. Winds staying light. A cloudier night with fog patches possible if cloud breaks. Maximum temperature 17 °C. Outlook for Friday to Sunday: Variable cloud but often dry with bright spells. Occasionally cloudier with some light rain or drizzle, mainly over the Peak District. Winds falling light. Chilly nights and fog patches possible. UK long range weather forecast Sunday 12th October - Tuesday 21st October High pressure is expected to prevail, leading to plenty of dry, settled weather. Cloud amounts will be variable, and some overnight fog is likely, some of which will be slow to clear through the morning. Spells of rain may affect the extreme north, most likely Orkney and Shetland, along with some stronger winds, but even here the emphasis is mainly on dry weather. Temperatures will most likely be near average or in places pleasantly warm by day, at least at first, but with some chilly nights and chance of isolated frost where skies remain clear. There is however a small chance t hat it could turn colder and more showery from the east through mid-October. A breakdown to something more unsettled will probably develop towards the end of this period. *** For Astronomers and Sky-watchers *** Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) is brightening rapidly in the morning sky, near the Big Dipper. If current trends continue, it could become a 2nd-magnitude naked-eye object before the end of October, with a wildly dynamic tail for photographers. Dazzling supermoon illuminates skylines around the world https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xzk1nd2eo Night Sky Highlights - October 2025 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-october-2025 The SpaceWeather website https://spaceweather.com/ 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/ The SpaceWeather website https://spaceweather.com/ https://spaceweather.com/images2025/14sep25/Lauri-Kangas-IMG_4035-1_1757910956_strip.jpg Full Moons https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/full-moon-calendar Meteor shower dates https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/meteor-shower-guide BBC Sky at Night Magazine website https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news Current Position of ISS https://www.astroviewer.net/iss/en/ *** EVENTS *** LNU Fungus Foray - Goslings Corner Wood on Sunday 19 October Parking at Goslings Corner Wood car park 12:00 for 13:00 start and finish about 16:00 Leaders: Ray Halstead & Tim Bruning Habitat: Limewoods Grid reference: TF 14336 74872 What3Words: edge.cheerily.area Nearest postcode: LN8 5QB Please aim to car share to the event where possible, as parking may be quite tight in the event of a large turnout. Remember to send all records to Luke Hartley (hartley026@gmail.com). All records, common or rare, are valuable! *** Boston Area Group Lwt Talk *** 9th October : “Weeds, the good the bad and the wonderful”, an illustrated talk by Libby John. Starts at 7.30pm at Centenary Methodist Church, Red Lion Street, Boston, PE21 6NY. There will be an interval for refreshments. Admission is free but there will be a retiring collection. *** Grimsby and Cleethorpes Area Group LWT *** On Monday 13th October the group will be welcoming Gillian Walsh and listening to her illustrated talk "Madeira and the Canary Islands" which will include fauna, flora and geology of these islands. This will take place in Grimsby Town Hall DN31 1HU and starts at 7.30pm. Admission £5, all are welcome. Trust sales of Christmas cards and calendars, raffle and refreshments will be available. On Saturday 18th October the group welcomes people to join them on a Fungus Foray in Bradley Woods, Bradley Road, Bradley, Grimsby DN37 0AH with Mick Binnion. Meet in the car parking area for a 11am start. Please wear stout footwear and dress according to the weather. This is a free event however donations will be welcomed for the Trust. For further information on these events contact our secretary David Ball 07711 716063 or email davidballnorthhampton@gmail.com *** GRIMSBY/CLEETHORPES RSPB GROUP *** “Crossing Boundaries – A unique story of birds and people on the high seas of Iraq” by Rudolf Williams (speaker, photographer, film maker and artist, dedicated to inspiring individuals to connect with nature) Monday, October 20st 2025 Venue: Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes. DN35 7LH Time: 7.30 pm Admission: £5.00 (this includes tea/coffee and biscuits) *** LINCOLN LWT AREA GROUP TALK *** 16th October: “Britain's Seabird Cities” An illustrated talk by Steve Lovell about the many seabird species to be found around Great Britain's rugged coastline and its myriad of offshore islands. The event is at Whisby Nature Park in the Lafarge Education Building starting at 7.30 pm. Admission is £2.50 which includes refreshments in the interval. *** SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE RSPB GROUP*** "Waders of The Wash" An illustrated Slideshow Talk by local RSPB Volunteer and photographer Jeremy Eyeons showcasing the wide variety of waders which can be found around the Wash estuary. Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 7-30pm at Boston Tennis Club. Please note this talk has now been changed to 8th October. Full details at https://group.rspb.org.uk/southlincolnshire/ The Scunthorpe and Brigg Local Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Our next meeting will take place on Thursday, 9th October, starting as usual at 7.30pm in the St Hugh's Church Hall, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 2AJ. At the meeting we will be visited by The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's CEO Paul Learoyd who will be giving his illustrated talk that is entitled "Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust: past, present and future". Paul will give an illustrated talk on the work of the Trust, highlighting some of Lincolnshire’s incredible wildlife, looking back over the last 75 years, giving an update on some current activity and give his thoughts on what the future may bring. ALL ARE WELCOME TO OUR MEETINGS. Our St Hugh's venue is opposite the Applegreen filling station near to the crossroads of Ashby Road (A159) with West Common Lane/ Old Brumby Street. There is a small free car park at the Church and roadside parking nearby. There is a £2.50 entry charge for the meeting which includes a drink of coffee or tea drink plus biscuits at the mid-talk break. Please don't miss this exceptional meeting where we can learn more about our wildlife and the nature reserves in our county and also meet the CEO of our Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. The Natural History and Geology Section of the North Lincolnshire Museum Society Our next meeting is on Monday, 13th October, taking place in the St Bernadette's Church Hall, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 2RS, starting at 7.15pm as usual. The first 20 minutes or so will be taken up by our AGM when we hope to appoint some new committee members to bring some new ideas. Following the AGM we will be given an illustrated talk entitled "Raptors of Europe" by our well-known local birder/photographer Graham Catley. Graham is a very accomplished bird photographer, ornithologist, and author of several bird books and other publications. He is a regular guest speaker for the Society and will be talking on this ever-popular subject. ALL ARE WELCOME TO OUR MEETINGS. Our venue, St Bernadette's Church Hall is opposite the Priory Hotel on Ashby Road which is the main A159 road into Scunthorpe from Gainsborough. There is a large, free car park at the Church. There is a £5 entry charge for non-members of our Society. Light refreshments will be available for a £1 charge during the mid-talk comfort break. *** EAST MERCIA RIVERS TRUST and LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST *** Harrison's Holme Wetland Drop In public event 🌿 Harrison’s Holme Wetland – A Transformation in the Heart of Horncastle! 🌿 📢 Exciting things are happening right here in Horncastle! 💧 Join Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and East Mercia Rivers Trust to find out what’s planned for the brand-new Harrison’s Holme Wetland Nature Reserve and discover how you can get involved. Thursday 16th October 🕒 3pm – 7pm 📍 Banovallum House (Go through the gates at the end of Manor House Street, LN9 5HF – limited parking available) Come along, meet the team, and be part of shaping the future of this exciting wetland project! 🌾💚 If you are unable to make it on the day, take a look at lincstrust.org.uk/harrisons-holme for more information. This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Anglian Water Get River Positive 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) 1/10/2025 Deeping St James, 2 Glossy Ibises along River Welland, south of West Pit, Deeping Lakes. Donna Nook, Glossy Ibis flew south past Pye's Hall, then settled on alignment. Huttoft Bank, Red-necked Grebe reported on sea. Little Grebe off car terrace. Pyewipe, Little Stint juv at Novartis Ings. Saltfleet Haven, Glossy Ibis flew over caravan park. 2/10/2025 Pyewipe, 5 Little Stints juvs, Curlew Sandpipers all juvs at Novartis Ings. 3/10/2025 Deeping St James, Knot at East Pit, Deeping Lakes. 4/10/2025 Baston Langtoft Pits, Lesser Yellowlegs + Temminck's Stint on South Pit. View from top of roadside bank, Do not enter workings. Gibraltar Point, Sooty Shearwater flew north past, Little Gull offshore. Mablethorpe, Slavonian Grebe flew north past. Pyewipe, Little Stint juv, at Novartis Ings. 5/10/2025 Baston Langtoft Pits, Lesser Yellowlegs on South Pit. View from top of roadside bank, Do not enter workings. Deeping St James, Glossy Ibis along River Welland, south of West Pit, Deeping Lakes. Frampton Marsh, Curlew Sandpiper from Reedbed Hide. Pyewipe, 1+ Curlew Sandpiper juv, at Novartis Ings. Theddlethorpe, Glossy Ibis flew over Station Road, then likely drifted south. 6/10/2025 Anderby Creek, Yellow-browed Warbler just south of. Baston Langtoft Pits, Lesser Yellowlegs on South Pit, then flew SW. Juv Temmick's Stint. Deeping St James, 2 Glossy Ibises at West Pit, Deeping Lakes. Freiston Shore, 2 Hawfinches. Gibraltar Point, Lapland Bunting flew south over, Glossy Ibis flew west. Mablethorpe, 4 Caspian Gulls, [3w, 2. 2w 1w] on beach between Tide Bell and Seal Sanctuary. 7/10/2025 Barton-upon-Humber Pits, Scaup juv at NW corner of Barrow Mere. Deeping St James, 2 Glossy Ibises at West Pit, Deeping Lakes along River Welland Gibraltar Point, Yellow-browed Warbler, Lapland Bunting, Firecrest at North Car Park, Hawfinch. Mablethorpe, 2 Caspian Gulls, [3w + 1w] at outfall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 6/10/2025 A third flush of Suede Bolete on lawn. BARDNEY GARDEN TF117700 Phil and Mary Porter There hasn’t been all that much occurring in the garden lately that we haven’t already written about and we have been busy cleaning out the pool and getting all the surround bricks back in place. We had a flush of what I presume was Common Inkcap near the roots of a dead Cherry tree on 2nd October which deliquesced very quickly and by the 7th, no trace was left. Mary saw a Heron flying much lower than usual over the garden (c. 20 ft) on 6th October as if casting an eye over the new water surface. One obvious feature has been the only Blackbird that has remained after the end of the breeding season. This male seems completely on his own. About 120 Pink-footed Geese flew south on 7th October. BAUMBER, Stourton Woods, Stourton Estate TF210754 A Parsons 5/10/2025 Suillellus luridus - the Lurid Bolete https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/suillellus-luridus.php Growing in grass. Photos taken. Ray Halstead confirms "probable". based on photo only. FRAMPTON MARSH RSPB TF35733903 Brenda Edlington 1/10/2025 A disappointing day at this reserve with water almost non-existent round the visitor centre and hides. I've never seen it this dry. The reservoir was the only place to see a good numbers of birds, mainly ducks and geese. The sunflower beds were very popular with goldfinches and other small birds. Bearded tit Black-headed gull Black-tailed godwit Blue tit Canada goose Chaffinch Cormorant Crow Goldfinch Great white egret Greenfinch Greylag goose Herring gull Kestrel Lapwing Linnet Little egret Little grebe Magpie Mallard Meadow pipit Merlin Moorhen Mute swan Pied wagtail Pintail Reed bunting Robin Shelduck Stonechat Teal Whooper swan Wigeon - good numbers Wood pigeon Heard-; Cetti's warbler GRANTHAM GARDEN SK930 372 Alan Lean/Gill Porter 02nd October 2025 Fourth moth trapping session brought us the following: Box Tree moth x 16 (certainly prolific around our way!) Shuttle-shaped Dart x 9 Barred Sallow x 5 Large Yellow Underwing x 5 Beaded Chestnut x 3 Black Rustic x 3 Lunar Underwing x 3 White Point x 1 Feathered Thorn x 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 1 Red-Green Carpet x 1 Garden Carpet x 1 Two non-moth occupants were Tipula pagana x 1 (Cranefly), and Limnephilus lunatus x 1 (Caddisfly) IMMINGHAM GOLF COURSE Angela Buckle 2nd October Hedge bindweed, Gypsywort, Red clover, Common fleabane, Lesser water-parsnip, Bristly ox-tongue, Fat hen, Knot grass, Common ragwort, Smooth sow-thistle, Canadian fleabane, Narrow-leaved ragwort, Common mallow, Musk storksbill, Groundsel, Red dead-nettle, Field madder, Hedge mustard, Common chickweed, Stags-horn plantain. LANGFORD LOWFIELDS NR COLLINGHAM SK821601 Brenda Edlington 24/9/2025 Blackbird Black-headed gull Blue tit Canada goose Cattle egret (phase 3) Chaffinch Coot Cormorant Crow Dunnock Egyptian goose Goldfinch Great crested grebe Great tit Great white egret Greylag goose Heron Kestrel Lapwing Lesser black-backed gull Little egret Magpie Mallard Mute swan Oystercatcher Pheasant Pochard Robin Swallow Tufted duck Wigeon Wood pigeon Heard-; Chiffchaff Cetti's warbler Wren NETTLEHAM TF 005756 Brenda Edlington 24/9/2025 Plenty of hedgehog sightings on cameras still, including a medium sized one entering a nest box for the first time since the spring. STICKNEY TF322568 Gail Cartwright 4th October 2025 10 pm White and light brown-fronted owl flew from 1 of our nest boxes round the back of our property, possibly a Barn Owl. 6th October 2025 10 pm Bat or bats flying along the road between Medlam Bridge and our property 40 -50 on the bat detector ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 30th September: Wheatear at Boygrift Drain. Brambling, Redpoll, White-fronted Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Great White Egret, Goosander and Marsh Harrier flying south. 1st October: Brambling at Chapel Pit. Common Sandpiper at Wolla Bank Pit, Redstart and Great Spotted Woodpecker at Huttoft Pit. 2nd October: Female Peregrine at Chapel Pit and a male at Anderby Marsh. 5 Bearded Tit at Huttoft Pit and 6 at Wolla Bank Reedbed. 4 Stonechat at Sandilands Golf Course. 4th October: Swift, 4 Swallow, House Martin, 2 Ruff, 2 Bullfinch and Merlin flying south. Female Marsh Harrier and 18 Teal at Huttoft Pit. 5th October: 12 Whooper Swan, Hen Harrier, Black-throated Diver, 2 Mediterranean Gull, Manx Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua and 4 Razorbill flying south. 6th October: 2 Goldeneye, 2 Crossbill, Great White Egret, Sand Martin, 20 Whooper Swan, 2 Red Kite and House Martin flying south. 2 Brent Goose, 2 Arctic Skua and 2 Whooper Swan flying north. Yellow-browed Warbler calling at Anderby Creek. 7th October: 5 Marsh Harrier at Wolla Bank Reedbed. 23 Redwing flying in off sea. Yellow Wagtail, Lapland Bunting and Brambling flying south. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 011025 – black-tailed godwit and greenshank Paradise Lagoon, and a teal with green nasal saddle originally fitted in France. 300 woodpigeon, 60 jackdaws, 40 crows and 20 rooks on stubble fields near Churchill Lane. 5+ rock pipit calling around Rimac saltmarsh. Yellowhammer MOD outer dune edge scrub. 021025 – 2 kingfisher, 135 lapwing, 3 dunlin, greenshank, 8 redshank, 17 shoveler, 50 teal on Paradise Lagoon in the morning. 33 teal Sea View Washlands. Cetti’s warbler singing along the Eau near Paradise, and others singing at Rimac bridge, Churchill Lane and Brickyard Lane. 130 pink-footed geese, 110 chaffinch, 5 redpoll, 50 meadow pipit, 2 grey wagtail flew south in an hour in the morning. 6 cattle egrets with cows south of Rimac car park. Wheatear and brambling between Brickyard Lane and Crook Bank. 031025 – yellow-browed warbler calling near Brickyard Lane. 5 large parasol fungi in the dunes at Brickyard Lane. 041025 – gusts of 43.7mph recorded near Sea View. Slavonian grebe and manx shearwater flew north over the sea in the morning, and 10 meadow pipits flew in-off the sea against a 40+mph westerly wind. Cetti’s warbler singing Rimac south. Grey wagtail Churchill Lane. 163 teal on Sea View Washlands. Several hundred gulls on Paradise Lagoon, more common gull than black-headed and 12 herring gulls. 7 cattle egrets with cows next to Rimac car park. 051025 – 20 whooper swans flew south on the inland side of the dunes in the morning, and another 7 flew south over Sea View in the afternoon. Glossy ibis began flying inland tagged on the end of a small skein of pink-footed geese then peeled off and looked to fly high south. 2+ rock pipit and 17 pied wagtail MOD saltmarsh. 35 little egret on Sea View saltmarsh and 68 brent geese Saltfleet Haven area. 2 Mediterranean gulls with black-headed and common gulls on Paradise Lagoon plus drake gadwall, teal, shoveler and lapwing sheltering in the edges. Butterflies – small tortoiseshell, red admiral, speckled wood Churchill Lane; comma, 2 painted lady, large white, 3 wall Sea View. Hummingbird hawk-moth Sea View. Several ruddy and common darters Churchill Lane, and 2 migrant hawkers. 061025 – purple sandpiper on tideline near Crook Bank and greenshank calling. 4 caspian gulls, including one with a Dutch colour ring, adult Mediterranean gull and 24 bar-tailed godwits also along the beach early afternoon. 120 linnet Crook Bank outer dune edge. Chiffchaff singing in near Crook Bank car park. 6 cattle egret with cows south of Rimac car park and great white egret on the Great Eau near Rimac. 7 mistle thrush, stonechat and wheatear Sear’s Track. 2 redwing flew south over Churchill Lane dunes. Grey wagtail calling around Elm House Farm yard. Butterflies – clouded yellow Rimac; 4 wall, 3 red admiral, 2 speckled wood Churchill Lane; 4 wall Crook Bank north; 3 wall, 4 red admiral, common blue, 2 large white, speckled wood Crook Bank south. 4 migrant hawkers and lots of common and ruddy darters south of Crook Bank. 071025 – yellow-browed warbler again at Brickyard Lane. 2 caspian gulls Mablethorpe beach. 17 shoveler and 2 wigeon flew north over the sea. 2 grey plover on the beach near tide bell south of Crook Bank, and 24 bar-tailed godwits and 122 curlews at Brickyard Lane. Peregrine f lew north and 105 pink-footed geese and 2 swallows flew south. 1 arctic skua flew south and 2 red-throated divers over the sea. 4 red-legged partridge Crook Bank north dunes. 4 redwings flew over Sea View. Nodding thistle in flower at Sear’s Track. Donna Nook: 041025 – 1 bar-tailed godwit, 16 black-tailed godwit, 2 spotted redshank and 8 greenshank on realignment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 Gardening days for 2025. 21st October, 4th; November 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 Gemma Watkinson writes… The permit has been received and the above dates have been confirmed for the box checks this season. Oct Sat 18th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 *** For the Geologists *** Please copy and paste URLs if/as necessary The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce32ezzq6zlo 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/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LNU Fungus Foray - Goslings Corner Wood on Sunday 19 October Parking at Goslings Corner Wood car park 12:00 for 13:00 start and finish about 16:00 Leaders: Ray Halstead & Tim Bruning Habitat: Limewoods Grid reference: TF 14336 74872 What3Words: edge.cheerily.area Nearest postcode: LN8 5QB Please aim to car share to the event where possible, as parking may be quite tight in the event of a large turnout. Remember to send all records to Luke Hartley (hartley026@gmail.com). All records, common or rare, are valuable! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 ...AND FINALLY... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** National and International Stories *** Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts https://www.popsci.com/environment/bearded-vulture-nest-archaeology/ Go on a nature walk and collect wild seeds https://www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/what-you-can-do/activities/collect-seeds? Waxcap Watch: Rare fungus found at 300 new locations - Plantlife https://www.plantlife.org.uk/waxcap-watch-rare-fungus-found-at-300-new-locations/ It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities | Birds | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/03/it-proves-this-can-be-done-berlin-the-blueprint-to-bring-goshawks-to-uk-cities Leeches weren't always bloodsucking fiends like today. They used to swallow their prey whole https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/leeches-silurian-not-bloodsucking/ UK Claims 38% of Its Seas are Protected. Thousands of Hours of Apparent Trawling and Dredging Suggest Otherwise https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/pieces/britains-world-leading-ocean-protection-is-a-smokescreen-this-could-finally-change/ Why Every Strawberry Traces Back to a Secret Spy Mission in 18th-Century South America https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/health/food-and-nutrition/why-every-strawberry-traces-back-to-a-secret-spy-mission-in-18th-century-south-america/ Attenborough and Prince William lead tributes to Dr Jane Goodall https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrp24myrl7o Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ykkgxqwko Cars swept away in Bulgaria floods - watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gwkr1r5d7o *** Mail Fails *** None this week. ----------------- ~ THE END ~ ----------------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons old.museum@yahoo.co.uk http://rogerparsons.info/