Broomhill Flash mid AM- Visible through the murky conditions were Mute Swan, 23 Gadwall, 29 Tufted Duck, 6 Pochard, 6 Shoveler, 3 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lbb Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk and 6+ Skylark.
Wombwell Ings late AM- Birds present included 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 + Pied Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 2+ Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cormorant, 3 Snipe, 1 Golden Plover, 30+ Wigeon, 30 + Mallard, 20+ Gadwall, 10+ Shoveler and a flock of 10+ Long Tailed Tit.
2 comments:
Those are low duck counts for Wombwell Ings, especially for wigeon.
Just got an old 2001 report off the shelf that shows 520 wigeon in the area during October.
Just up the road there's thousands of wigeon currently on the Derwent.
Is this indicating that there is something wrong with Wombwell Ings at the moment?
One would have thought that more wigeon would be using Wombwell Ings now that the RSPB are in the valley.
Walked all the way round the Ings so that birds in the north east corner were not missed. There is long grass right upto the water's edge so birds could be roosting in there. The lack of short grass could also deter Wigeon.
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