Monday 9 September 2013

A half decent day.

Whitley Common - c200 Jackdaws and 200+ Common Starlings.
Broadstones Reservoir - 24 Canada Geese, 2 Teal, 8 Mallards, 200+ Meadow Pipits and c120 Goldfinches.
Ingbirchworth Reservoir - 4 Canada Geese, 3 Wigeon, 71 Mallards, 14 Tufted Ducks, 1 juvenile Greater Scaup, 4 Little Grebes, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhens, 15 Coots, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and c80 Goldfinches.
A note of caution - one of the female Tufted Ducks also has prominent white facial markings.
Annat Royd Lane - 100+ Linnets.
Low Moor, Upper Midhope (with Dave Woodriff) - 1 Buzzard, 1 juvenile Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrels, 1 juvenile Peregrine, 2+ Sky Larks, c200 Swallows (some settling in the field), 5+ House Martins,  6+ Yellow Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail, c10 Pied Wagtails and 45+ Meadow Pipits.
Broomhead Reservoir -24 Pheasants in one field, 18 Mallards, 3 Cormorants, 2 (1 female & 1 juvenile) Two-barred Crossbills and 130+ Common Crossbills
Midhope Reservoir  - 70+ Greylag Geese, 1 'trilling' Little Grebe, 1 Hobby, 1 Chiffchaff singing and 1 Tree Pipit S.
(Midhope Reservoir sightings per Dave Woodriff).

Butterflies
Ingbirchworth Reservoir - 6 Speckled Woods.

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