Snow Buntings ??? (1 Viewer)

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chris3871

Explorer Extraordinaire

• Oct 19, 2004

• #1

Last Winter/ Spring, ( February I think ) we saw what I thought to be a large flock of snow bunting,on the east coast of Lincolnshire at Donna Nook. The birds were roughly greenfinch proportions, pale coloured and flew as a large flock ( 40ish? ) often landing on the beach. Thye certainly looked like Snow Buntings but what is the likeliness considering the location? Cheers.

 

Andrew Rowlands

Well-known member

• Oct 19, 2004

• #2

Quite likely, I would think Chris, perhaps someone local to there will help.

Andy.

 

postcardcv

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• Oct 19, 2004

• #3

They were being reported from that site in good numbers early this year, so quite possible - having just checked it seems that flock was upto 200 bird in Feb this year - that would be a great sight.

 

David FG

The Big Dipper

• Oct 19, 2004

• #4

Difficult to confuse Snow Buntings with anything else at all likely to be here. I am envious, most I've ever seen is 11 at one time.

 

Rob Smallwood

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• Oct 19, 2004

• #5

Called in at Donna Nook last winter after travelling over to see the Grimsby American Robin.

We saw around 150 Snow Bunting and around 30 - 40 Shore Lark. If you saw the birds in flight you will have had no doubt if they were Snow Buntings - but if not you might have seen the Shorelarks?

 

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chris3871

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• Oct 20, 2004

• #6

Thanks everyone for the reply. I was fairly certain they were snow buntings but just recently heard some stuff that made me wonder. I'm fairly sure they were just snow buntings, but next time i'll keep an eye out for the shore larks.