Friday 25 July 2014

Wintersett 25.07.14

26°C,  hot and sunny with a north easterly breeze.
Walton Hall: Great Crested Grebe 4 adults + 3 s + 2Fl young.  Mallard  young 5 fl. + 2 fL + 1 fL and 3s ACP.  Tufted Duck 1m/l young.  Mute Swan 2 adults + 2 young and Kingfisher 1.
Anglers CP:  Greenshank 1 over at 05.30hrs.  Black necked Grebe 1 juv.,  Common Tern 2 adults + 1 juv., Pochard 1 female,  Grey Wagtail 2,  Mallard 3 small young,  Water Rail 1 and  Oystercatcher 1 over. The adult Yellow-legged Gull was present. 
Here's a link to Mick Hemingway's photograph, taken yesterday,  of Psycho's latest kill. The BHGull chick wasn't even eaten because Psycho was hassled away by the adult Black-headed Gulls .
https://twitter.com/mhemingway25/status/492343152704249857

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