Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Wintersett 16.04.13

10 degrees ,  cloudy,  cooler, blustery westerly wind.
Anglers CP:  Highlight this morning was a stunning male Redstart  in the north bank field.  The first Whitethroat of the year was in the same field..  A Yellow Wagtail  and a Redshank were on the north bank.
2 Ringed Plover flew SW.  A Curlew flew over the fields and 1 flew west over CHRes at 11.35.
Also here:  3rd W Yellow-legged Gull and 3rd W Lesser Black-backed Gull.  Wigeon 1.
Wintersett Res:  Shelduck 2,  Common Sandpiper 2 + 1 ACP,  Fieldfare 1.
Old Royston Flash: Pink-footed Goose 1,  Teal 1 male,  White Wagtail 1, Yellow. Wagtail. 1  and Little Ringed Plover 2. Linnet. 10 and Meadow Pipit 2.
Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell 1 WRes,  and Comma 1 ACP.

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