01/03/26 - 1500

Sighting Archive  

We have added another site for our sightings archive to save a bit of space, we are ok at the moment but just wanted to add it before we do ever need more space. 

Just click the button with Sightings Archive on our regions pages to open a new site.

Many thanks

Steve 

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01/03/25 - 0750

RSPB Frampton Marsh 

From 1st March we will be posting the sighting board from the VC to our WhatsApp Group every evening, when available ッ

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24/12/24 - 0908

Merry Christmas

Just a quick message to all that spent the time this year sending us their images and sightings. Many thanks and Happy Christmas to you and your family. Hope 2025 is bird filled and full of peace and health ッ

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01/01/24 - 0718

Happy New Year

Thanks all that shared their sightings and images last year, Happy new year to you all ッ

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12/10/23 - 1145

New social links

We have added two new social links including Instagram and Threads ( which is a Instagram social platform like twitter ). If you want to send us any sightings or images please use these or over our WhatsApp group or email.

Just click any of our buttons, follow and send away 👍

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29/10/22 - 0525

Our security

We use ESET Security, now with green frame around browser showing you are fully protected while using your browser and using our website, download ESET as your internet security while using our site on Chrome.

We use ESET on all our devices ッ

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18/08/22 - 0728

Orange tags on our sighting pages

We have added a quick link from our sighting pages of species we think of interest, example, Rarity, out of range, early or late migrants, showed well, movement, long stayer. Just click the species name in orange to open a new tab with information on that species via eBird.

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02/01/22 - 0726

We would just like to say a huge thanks

To all involved in our first year on our new site, with all your sightings sent to us and all images you were kind enough to share. We have just over 200 people visiting our site daily and our numbers are going up on a weekly basis so again thanks one and all for supporting us and spreading the word ッ

Let's hope 2022 is a kinder, safer and bird filled year for all.

Happy New Year and Happy Birding ッ

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15/10/21 - 0742

All images have been moved to our new galleries

From today all your images sent to us or added by us will be added straight to our new gallery.

Click the 📸 icon on what ever page you are on to open relevant gallery in a new tab.

Click the join button on any of our galleries if you have a Google account to be notified instantly when a image is added ッ

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21/09/21 - 1937

Gallery Icons

Click 📸 icon on our sighting pages to open that regions gallery, Don't forget to click that join button to be notified instantly of any images added to that regions gallery. Comments welcome.

Click 🟢 icon as above but takes you to our Landscape & Panoramic gallery. Please send us your landscape shots ie reserves, patches or while out in the field. We are happy to add any images sent to us from any location UK or abroad for you to share with others. Only wildlife or landscape images please, (no beer or food shots please 😂) ッ

Full credit to you will be added to all your images.

Our gallery is powered by Google Photos.

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04/09/21 - 0936

QR Code

We have added a QR code for you to open so others can open their mobile phone camera's, point at the code on your phone, then click the link to open our home page SLA QR CODE ッ

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02/09/21 - 1749

Google Photos

We have added Google Photos for our Gallery and Gallery Contributors

Images to corresponding sightings will be moved to its relevant region:  

Lincolnshire🔵  Nottinghamshire🔴  Leicestershire⚫  

Starting 02/09/21, Date of image,  Species and photographers name will be added to info of that image.

On mobile device swipe up on the image to view details of date, location and photographer 

We will never add location of your images only locations on our regions will be on our sighting pages.

All images on this site will be also added to our SLA Gallery Archive

Click that join button if you have a google account and be notified instantly when new images are added, comments are welcome on our images ッ

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01/09/21 - 0400

2hr BTO Short Walk Terms

We have started BTO Short Walks, which is a 2 hour max walk to some of the locations we monitor, some of these walks are in private estates, MOD sites and private gardens even farmland where there are no access to the general public, we thought it would be a nice idea to take you on these as always very productive while monitoring. We are only able to take 5 people with a guide so important to book asap. These walks are a first and well worth joining to see parts normally strictly private. These will me marked as "Private" all our private walks will be pre-arranged so full access will be accessible. So keep your eyes out on our Home and 🟡Guided Walks pages for these walks as they may be suddenly added with only days notice. We have to add a price on these walks as some are sites we have added nest boxes and feel an upkeep on these boxes are only fair ッ

Many of these walks will be visited numerous times throughout the year.

No cameras will be aloud on some of our "Private" walks but these will be marked with ❌

(please book asap as we need to allow access for numbers on our walks in advance)

Click the w3w link for the meeting point.

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10/08/21 - 0954

Find in page

Click ctrl and F to open search this page, click expand all content, search for species in either of our 3 archive regions to find that species reported throughout the years ッ

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11/06/21 - 0859

Latest page update

Click floating button bottom left for time page was last updated ッ

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01/05/21 - 1234

Sound recordings

We have added sound recordings 🎵 to your sightings, so any sighting you get with sound please send them over ッ

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02/04/21 - 0907

SLA WhatsApp Group

"Our fastest way for you to get the latest sightings"

Get the sightings as soon as we do while out in the field. We will only use this while we are away from the office. Sending sensitive sightings and pictures including protected species use our SLA WhatsApp Group Mega's will always be posted also species we think most important will be sent to this group while we are out in the field, so you won't miss anything reported. "Members" If there is anyone you know that would like to be added to this group then send us their name and number and we will add them ッ

"Just mute our group if you have BirdGuides or Rare Bird Alert on your phones"

We only post sightings from our regions to this group but this groups members are not only from our regions, so feel free to post your sightings or images from your areas for others to see. 

We have members from all parts of the UK

If you would like to be added then send us a text and we will consider adding you ッ

Please send your request to 📞07581-014293 stating SLA WhatsApp Group

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02/04/21 - 0851

Sending sensitive sightings

From today we will be extra careful on what sightings we will be posting more info from BTO HERE

Please send as normal and we will tweak the sighting with less or no exact locations.

Hope you all understand, please keep the sightings coming, all your sightings will still be added to our Cloud.

Thanks Guys ッ

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17/03/21 - 0810

Our new Twitter hashtags

Today we are going to start using hashtags when sending any sightings.

Please send a sighting to us like this:

@SLArchive Date / Time / Species / Location / what3words pin / Description ( direction of flight if applicable ) then add the corresponding hashtag:

#slalincs - #slanotts - #slaleics

example: 17/03/21 - 0915 - Stonechat - Marston Sewage Works - w3w ( rams.games.headlines ) 2 female still on Plot 1 #marstonsw #slalincs

We understand hashtags are not used as much as they should be but for searching sightings in specific areas on twitter its a much easier way to find what you are looking for. With the new List function you can save a list to the top of your twitter home then click to see all sightings and posts that have been posted to that hashtag. 

We will be adding a corresponding hashtag from today of any sighting or post the hashtag fits. 

After you have sent a message to any of our hashtags we will add you to the members list for that hashtag.

Thanks Guys ッ

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05/03/21 - 0755

Our site is now complete just a few tweaks remain, any feedback welcome ッ

Site established 2009 all sightings are kept in our South Lincs Archive Cloud

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18/02/21

This is a new format site for us so please bear with us as we get things moved across from our old site and move things about, comments or feedback to help us improve our site are welcome, email us here

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10/11/20

We can only apologise for the sudden domain change, issue is now fixed. Sorry for any inconvenience. 

Desktop:

Our site browser is Google Chrome for updating our website as this is a Google Site.

Chrome Book or Ipad:

We use Google Chrome for updating our website as this is a Google Site.

Laptop:

We use Edge browser for windows 11 with Dark Reader 'easier on the eyes'

Mobile:

We use Google Chrome on Android mobile, open site click settings, open in desktop and zoom to 100% while viewing our website while out in the field. 

For a larger screen we use Internet browser, really they are all worth trying to see what works best for your eyes.

With so many different devices adjust screen size to what suits you with the zoom function, top 3 dots in top right corner on chrome.

Save our website to bookmarks or home screen, the browser will remember the zoom setting after you save.