Sunday 4 October 2015

Wintersett 04.10.15

9°C, cool and hazy with a light easterly this morning. Sunny and warm this afternoon.
Wintersett Res: Water Rail 1 and Cetti's Warbler 1m + 1 f.
38 birds were ringed this morning, including 13 Lesser Redpoll,  11 Reed Bunting,  5 Blackcap,  1 Reed Warbler, 3 Goldcrest and 2 Chiffchaff.  The highlight was a retrapped adult Whitethroat,  the latest ever in 40 years of ringing!
Anglers CP:  Pochard 85,  Teal 8,  Wigeon 179,  Shoveler 44.  3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls were in this afternoon  and a Swallow went south. 
Butterflies: Small Whites were seen WRes and Botany.
Latest ever retrapped  Whitethroat    WRes    ASmith

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