Wintersett 11.09.13

12°C,  cloudy  with a cold westerly wind.  Rain started at 13.00hrs and continued for most of the afternoon.
Anglers CP: A leucistic  Red-crested Pochard ♂ in eclipse plumage stayed around the shallows all morning before flying to WRes. with 3 Pochard at 15.03.  An eclipse Pintail ♂ was present and 3 Snipe flew in.  Pochard 11,  Teal 11,  Shoveler 12,  Greylag Goose 92 and Canada Goose 326.
ACP Vis. Mig.: Going south - A 1st W Mediterranean Gull at 09.45hrs,  2 Buzzard  at  10.00 + 1 at 10.47hrs and a Black-tailed Godwit at 11.40hrs. A Dunlin flew over at 14.57hrs.  A Ruff flew over and left at 12,05hrs Meadow Pipit 51, Swallow 4,   Yellow Wagtail 2  and Pied Wagtail 1.   Just 1 Skylark flew north.
Wintersett Res: Yellow-legged Gull  3 adults + 1 1st W + 1 3rd Summer ACP.   Greenshank 1 over.   The over-summering  ♀ Goldeneye has begun exploring now she can fly.  Pochard 40 and Sand Martin 6.

Leucistic  Red-crested  Pochard ♂eclipse              K Denny

                     ♂ Pintail                                                 A Smith