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Flora, Fauna & Ornithology
Group Leader: Chris Rolph
On the 4th Wednesday in the month
resumes 24th March !
Usually meet at the Cattle Market Car park (the free one) at 9.30 am
Car sharing, bring binoculars, suitable clothing and strong shoes or boots
We pride ourselves in finding the best places to eat at lunch time and plan to return to Louth by 3 pm.
We have an excellent leader in John Clarkson who is a renowned local bird expert, but nothing is too serious.
Come and enjoy a walk on the wild side, with fresh air, good food and good company. |
24th March |
Humberston Fitties and Cleethorpes (depending on the state of the tide) |
to see Migrants |
28th April |
Far Ings Nature Reserve |
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26th May |
Frampton Marsh, Boston |
- a new RSPB site |
23rd June |
Bempton Cliffs
(Possibly travelling by minibus) |
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28th July |
Messingham Quarries |
- a butterfly watch |
25th August |
Kirkby Moor lakes and walks |
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22nd September |
Gibraltar Point |
- winter arrivals |
27th October |
Donna Nook |
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and Last Year ...
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A small but select group met the two wardens both who happen to be called John for a leisurely walk around the Messingham sand quarries in July. Because of the conditions our interest today was centered on butterflies, and we listed at least eleven different species.
Meadow Brown
Comma
Speckled Wood
Gate Keeper
Small White
Large White
Small Skipper
Painted Lady
Green Veined White
Essex Skipper
Tortoise
With some very big ponds it was not surprising that we saw some very big Dragonflies called Hawkers, Green Hawker and Brown Hawker. The two John's are real experts and as keen as mustard. This is a site which we will certainly visit again.
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Sixteen members of U3A and friends had an excellent morning at the Lincolnshire Nature Reserve on 24th June. Amongst the more unusual birds seen, Whitethroat, Avocet, Gadwall, Little Grebe, Lapwing, Lark, Green Sandpiper, Shelduck, Reed Warbler, and some of us heard the Cuckoo for the first time this year.
After lunch we visited the meadows at Bratoft in search of the green winged orchid, alas we were too late and the field had been cut for hay.
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News report:
Our April trip to Far Ings was blessed with sunshine
and wall to wall blue skies the following is a list of the birds
seen The photographs were taken by Mandy
West
Chiffy 
Goldfinch
Great-tit
Greylag3
Willow-warbler
Sedge
Pochard
Little Grebe, Great CrestedGrebe, Blackcap (heard), Reed
Warbler (heard), Coot, Mallard, Tufted duck, Moorhen, Tree
Sparrow, Greylag Goose, Wren, Robin, also a Pipistrelle flying
around in the daytime
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The FFO Group enjoyed a blustery March morning at the Humberston
Fitties. The majority of birds were congregated around the ponds
near the car park and we had some excellent viewing. Below is a
list of the birds seen at Humberston.
Little Grebe 
Little Egret*** click for John Clarkson
Mute Swan
Greylag Goose
Brent Goose
Shelduck (male)
Mallard (Male)
Goldeneye*** click for John Clarkson
Lapwing
Turnstone*** click for John Clarkson
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Click HERE to go to the Lincolnshire Bird and Wildlife Web site
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