Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Wintersett 04.06.13

13°C mid morning,  rising to 18°C by midday.  Warm and sunny with a light NE  breeze.
Anglers CP:   Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 + 2 Pol, .  Oystercatcher young 3 vs + 1 large, Greylag Goose 21,  Goldeneye 1♀,  Teal 1♂ and  1 medium Canada Gosling.
Stubbs Wood:  Nuthatch 1.  Great Spotted Woodpecker nest  + 1 at Stone Heaps on canal + 1 Pits Wood.
Walton Hall:  Common Tern 2,    Lapwing 1 sitting canal house field.
18 Mallard ducklings in 6 broods    6 + 4 + 3 + 2   and  2 + 1 on canal. 
11 Canada Goslings in 4 broods     4 + 4 + 2 + 1
38 Greylag  goslings in 9 broods    10² + 7 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 1  
Mute Swan: The nests on Walton Hall lake and Cold Hiendley Res. have failed.     
Dragonfly:  the first Broad-bodied Chaser of the year was seen near the canal.

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