Wednesday 23 March 2016

The Edge 23.03.16

Wombwell Ings - The soft nature of the ground means that the Bar Tailed Godwit can forage widely over the Ings and it is rarely seen feeding along the waters edge. The uneven surface means that it may disappear from view for long periods. Also present were 2 Mute Swan, 98 Canada Geese, 9 Greylag, 3 Shelduck, 156 Wigeon, 17 Teal, 16 Tufted Duck, 16 Mallard, 12 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, 6 Gadwall, 2 Goosander, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 1 Peregrine through at 9.45am, 12 Golden Plover, 3 Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 31 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4+ Skylark, 3 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush and 2 Song Thrush.
TPT -  First singing Chiffchaff of the year for the Trudgers. Also Grey Heron over, a Kestrel and restricted views of the 4 Common Scoter on Wath Ings.
Bolton Ings -  Greeted at the hide by the closest views of Buzzard to Nigel's Sofa. 4 birds in the air not too high above us - raptorous. On the open water were 2 Mute Swan, 22 Tufted Duck, 10 Pochard, 5 Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 1f Goosander, 1f Goldeneye, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 76 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 219 BH Gull and 1 Common Gull. Also present were 8 Canada Geese, 7 Greylag, 2 Wigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Oystercatcher and 1 Willow Tit.
Brickworks - J. Thompson had two singing Chiffchaff.

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