Wintersett 26.02.14

7°C,  cloudy with some sunny spells, and a cool south westerly.
Wintersett Res: Meadow Pipit 1 over and 8flew NW and Goosander 13 + 4 CHRes..
Anglers CP: Redshank 2
Haw Park Wood: A male Green Woodpecker flew over from Stubbs Wood.  Crossbill 6 and  Siskin 30.  A Nuthatch was in the woodyard.
Mammals: A Bank Vole, Myodes glareolus, was on the west bank and a Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus was on the west bank track,  both deceased.
Both gull roosts were observed tonight.  The usual adult Yellow-legged Gull was on ACP at 16.20 hrs. There were lots of big gulls on WRes. but the only notable was a 1st W Yellow-legged Gull at 17.25hrs.

Bank Vole                                              ASmith

Pygmy Shrew                                          ASmith