Monday 29 October 2012

The Edge

Broomhill Flash mid AM- Barn Owl seen early am quartering back field . Also present were 1 Little Egret, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 32 Gadwall, 27 Tufted Duck,8 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Owl, 3 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 50+ Fieldfare and 1 Swallow.

Bolton Ings late AM- On the open water were 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe.1 Great Crested, 2 Mute Swan+3 juvs, 65+ Greylag, 32 Gadwall, 29 Tufted Duck, 21 Pochard, 15 Shoveler, 6 Teal, 1 Goldeneye, 5 LBB Gull and 9 Common Gull. Also present were 1 Snipe, 2 Grey Wagtail, large numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare, 6+ Jay, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and Golden Plover( flyover flocks of 22, 21 and 10.)

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