Sunday 26 August 2012

Wintersett 26.08.12

After an unpromising start the highlights today were:
A juvenile Marsh Harrier flew south  from the SW corner fields on WRes. at 12.20 hrs.  Then a few minutes later it drifted off high SW with 4 Buzzards at Old Royston Flash.
A Little Gull flew briefly into Anglers CP at 11.58hrs.
Anglers CP:  Ruff 1 male flew over at 16.04, then appeared to drop in a field near Haw Park Wood. 5 Snipe flew SW,  1 Golden Plover went W. 1juv. Common Tern left NE, 1 Herring Gull went east. 1 Wigeon, 1 Swift. A Barn Owl was seen at 06.30hrs.
Wintersett Res: 2 Common Tern, 11 Pochard, 1Yellow Wagtail SE, 80 Sand Martins. 1 Garden Warbler was ringed.
Old Royston Flash: 9 Greenshank, 1 female Ruff, 1 Teal, 1 Yellow Wagtail and a Hobby flew NE at 12.25 hrs.

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