A total of 217 bird species were recorded in the area during the year, which is quite a spectacular total. To put this into perspective, very few areas within the county (or country) manage to record more than 200 bird species over one year. Gibraltar Point is the only exception to this within Lincolnshire, which records on average 220-230 species per year.
Furthermore in 2020 the area hosted three national rarities which include Great Snipe at Sandilands, Caspian Tern at Huttoft Pit and Little Bittern again at Huttoft Pit. These species require submission forms to be sent to the British Birds Rarity Committee (BBRC) for confirmation. These three species alone make the area the most productive in Lincolnshire during 2020 in terms of rare bird species.