Sunday, 28 February 2016

Wintersett + Even more disappointing Gull Roosts. 28.02.16

0 - 6 degrees with scattered cloud and a cold but light north easterly.
Wintersett Res:  35 Whooper Swans flew NW at 08.15hrs.  18 Yellowhammers in SE fields.  2Willow Tit  2 SE corner + 2 west bank.   Cetti's Warbler 1 male boathouse reeds.
Anglers CP: Shoveler 2m + 1f,  Oystercatcher 4,  Goldeneye 69 + 33 WRes.  A Barn Owl was seen at Wintersett Village 17.45hrs.  A Woodcock flew over the Pol area at dusk.
The Gull Roosts were even more disappointing than usual for Sunday.  Large Gull numbers were poor with only 320 Herring Gulls in ( 220 ACP + 100WRes.)  The only notable was Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull,  in at 17.35hrs.  He seemed quiet and a bit  listless tonight. 

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