Tuesday 20 March 2012

Little Don Valley reservoirs

Swinden Walls - 30+ Siskins and c10 Lesser Redpolls.
Langsett Reservoir - a pair of Greylag Geese, 24 Canada Geese, 49 Mallard, a pair of Teal, a pair of Tufted Duck, a pair of Moorhen and most interestingly a Kingfisher flying down the valley over the dam wall - a first here to my knowledge.
Midhope Reservoir - 6 Greylag Geese, 27 Canada Geese, 11 Mallard, 9 Teal, a pair of Little Grebes and two pairs of Moorhen.
Midhopestones - 34 Curlew and c60 Wood Pigeons.
Underbank Reservoir - 4 Canada Geese, 45 Mallard, 13 Tufted Ducks and a pair of Great Crested Grebes.

A steady passage of Meadow Pipits W/NW throughout the valley with a max 20+ at Midhope Reservoir

Also
2 Peacocks and 1 Small Tortoiseshell at Langsett Reservoir.

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