Thursday 20 March 2014

Wintersett Psycho at it again! 20.03.14

5°C,  overcast with a strong south westerly.
The adult Yellow-legged Gull and the Lesser Black-backed Gull cruised the area this morning and were seen over Walton Hall, Wintersett Res and at Anglers CP 
This afternoon at ACP, Keith Bannister saw these two gulls fly in.  The adult Yellow-legged Gull menaced and flushed all the Black-headed Gulls and Lapwings,  and harrassed the Canada Geese until he had the island to himself.   He then stole a Canada Goose egg and dropped it to break the shell before tucking in.  He left it to take a drink and the Lesser Black-backed Gull moved in for a taste, but it wasn't having that. He flew back and drove her away before finishing it off.  What a brute!   
Haw Park Lane:  Crossbill 9.
Anglers CP: Sand Martin 5 + 4 CHRes + 1 WRes., Dunlin 1,  Redshank 1,  Goldcrest 1 male, Fieldfare 4 NW + 2W and Lesser Black-backed
Stubbs Wood: Green Woodpecker 1 male.
Walton Hall and Canal: Great Crested Grebe 4,  Little Grebe 2, Nuthatch 2,  Redwing 6 and  Stock Dove 14.    A Rookery with 14 nests  is developing near Lake View on the canal.
Thanks to Lynz Harston for great flight shot of a Kestrel from yesterday at ACP.

1 comment:

ASmith said...

Apologies for jumbled post last night - mid-life moment ;-)