Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory
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Follow us for all the latest wildlife news at Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory (established in 1949). Page managed and maintained by Richard Doan (NNR Warden)
Croft, Lincolnshire
Joined October 2011
For a summary of the days sightings check out our sightings blog https://t.co/TXA1BspxjM
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Great Northern Diver and Slavonian Grebe offshore, also Snow Bunting on the beach (7/12/25) @Lincsbirding
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An impressive fall of thrushes today with final totals being 3100 Blackbirds, 3300 Redwing and 1800 Fieldfare. Also, 20 Woodcock, a Black Redstart, 6 Chiffchaff, a Firecrest and a Hawfinch (15/11/25) @Lincsbirding
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Waxwing in flight over Sykes Farm and presumably still around the Plantation area (11/11/25) @BirdGuides @Lincsbirding
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Garganey on Tennysons Sands amongst the Teal flock (3/11/25) @Lincsbirding @BirdGuides
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Seawatching highlights this morning have included: a single Arctic Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 Great Northern Diver and 2 Goosander (2/11/25) @BirdGuides @Lincsbirding
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12 Crossbills around North Car Park this morning and 6 Brambling at Sykes Farm (2/11/25) @Lincsbirding
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Visible Migration counts over the West Dunes this morning: (0730-0830hrs) 3 Brambling 246 Chaffinch 16 Crossbill 54 Redpoll 124 Siskin Also, male Hen Harrier over the Old Saltmarsh and 2 Corn Bunting by the Visitor Centre car park. @Lincsbirding
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Seawatch from the North End: (0700-1030) Kittiwake 42S Pomarine Skua 1S Little Auk 1N Great North Diver 1S Red-throated Diver 8S Arctic Tern 6N Common Tern 2N Commic Tern 14N Gannet 88S Goosander 1 in off Great Crested Grebe 2S @Lincsbirding @BirdGuides
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Hawfinch, Ring Ouzel and a flock of Crossbills around North Car Park (26/10/25) @Lincsbirding @BirdGuides
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Long-tailed Skua south then back north, Pomarine Skua south, 3 Skua Sp south (probable Poms) and 10 Goosander south. Also, several herds of Whooper Swans arriving (26/10/25) @Lincsbirding @BirdGuides
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Seawatching highlights this morning: 2 Arctic Skua, Manx Shearwater, 3 Pomarine Skua, Great Skua and 2 Arctic Tern all south (25/10/25) @BirdGuides @Lincsbirding
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Plenty of Blackening Waxcaps (Hygrocybe conica) in the dunes at Gibraltar Point NNR yesterday. @gibpoint @LincsNaturalist @LincsWildlife
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Yellow-browed Warbler still at Sykes Farm (24/10/25) @Lincsbirding @BirdGuides
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At least 4 Yellow-browed Warblers on site today with singles at the North End Boundary (Seacroft Lagoon), Sykes Farm, near the Hump and Aylmer Avenue (22/10/25) @BirdGuides
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Visible migration counts over the West Dunes this morning (07:30-08:30): Brambling 9, Chaffinch 282, Redpoll 92 Siskin 34, Whooper Swan 52 (groups of 21,22,6,3). @Lincsbirding (22/10/25)
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Yellow-browed Warbler in Sycamores at the south end of West Dunes with Long-tailed Tit flock (22/10/25) @Lincsbirding
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Yellow-browed Warbler still at Sykes Farm (20/10/25) @BirdGuides @Lincsbirding
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