Mammals
Tracks indicate the following visitors :-
Badger
Roe Deer
Observed :- Saltmarsh & dunes
Muntjac Deer
Water Shrew
Field Vole
Fox
Hare
Rabbit
Stoat
Pipistrelle Bats
:- Beach
Grey Seal
Common Seal
Harbour Porpoise
Dead :-
Common Shrew
Pygmy Shrew
Since February 2002 I have observed 6 live and 14 dead water shrews in an area stretching between Derby Avenue and Drake Road, which would indicate a thriving population. Prior to this I had only found 1 dead shrew some 3 years before.
Birds
I have observed the following birds on the marsh and creeks but as I am not a “birder” the real list would be far more extensive, particularly in the wooded areas of the west dunes where rare birds are seen from time to time.
Barn Owl
Shorteared Owl
Tawny Owl
Great Grey Shrike
Little Egret
Little Tern
Curlew
Wheatear
Knot
Whimbrel
Bar-tailed Godwit
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Grey Partridge
Avocet
Reed Bunting
Skylark (nesting)
Meadow Pipit (nesting)
Goldfinch
Linnet
Pied Wagtail
Stonechat
Jack Snipe
Redwing
Fieldfare
Green Woodpecker
Grey Herron
Buzzard
Shelduck
Kestrel
Cuckoo
Swallows (feeding & collecting mud)
House Martins (feeding & collecting mud)
Snow Bunting
Kingfisher
Other ‘more common’ Birds:-
Starling
Black Headed Gull
Pheasant
Carrion Crow
Woodpigeon
Blackbird
Magpie
Shore birds: A great variety of sea and land birds are seen along the beach but I have kept no specific record.
Butterflies
In the summer of 1999 I carried out a butterfly survey for the BBCS Lincs Branch in an area of dune and saltmarsh to the east and north of Seacroft Lagoon. I recorded the following species:-
Small Skipper
Brimstone
Large White
Small White
Green-veined White
Orange Tip
Green Hairstreak
Brown Argus
Common Blue
Holly Blue
Red Admiral
Small Heath
Small Tortoiseshell
Peacock
Comma
Speckled Wood
Ringlet
Wall Brown
Gatekeeper
Meadow Brown
I have continued to see these species with the exception of the Brown Argus. In 2003 I observed a Clouded Yellow at the southern end of the outer dunes and I have seen these at Seacroft in 2 other years out of the past 10.
Other Wildlife
Grass Snake
Common Frog
Common Toad
Smooth Newt.
My garden pond is less than 50 metres from the western boundary and was quickly colonised by these species.
I believe that they are present within the west dune zone.
Unusual Finds on Beach
Megabalanus - Giant Acorn Barnacle - 2007 & 2009 - for more information click
Sea Snail - Liparis liparis - 2012 Whelk eggs attached to Skate egg case - 2013
Large Sun Starfish Ray's Bream - 2007
Sunfish 70cm between tips of fins December 2014
