Wednesday 26 September 2012

Upland res. round-up

Upper Windleden Reservoir - 2 Ravens E.
Winscar Reservoir - 2 Shelducks (left W), 85 Mallards and 1 Moorhen.
Broadstone Reservoir - 23 Mallards and 7 Wigeon.
Ingbirchworth Reservoir - 3 Canada Geese, 42 Mallards, 10 Tufted Ducks, 7 Little Grebes, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Moorhens, 15 Coots, c25 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, c40 Black-headed Gulls and 1 Common Gull.
Royd Moor - 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 350+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls and c300 Black-headed Gulls.
Royd Moor Reservoir - 105 Grey Lag Geese, 177 Canada Geese, 12 Mallards, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe and c35 Linnets. Also a heavy passage of Swallows and Meadow Pipits moving S/SE with smaller numbers of Linnets (no counts).
Midhope Reservoir - mixed flock of c35 tits containing 6 Goldcrests, 11 Long-tailed Tits and 1 Chiffchaff.
Whitwell Moor - flock 40+ Linnets.

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