Saturday 2 September 2017

Wintersett + VisMig + Ringing 02.09.17

13 - 17 degrees with 3/8 cloud and a light southerly.
Anglers CP VisMig: 06.00 - 12.00hrs 
Going south- A male MERLIN.  3 Buzzards  (+ 15 locals over and around).   Meadow Pipit 83, Sand Martin 54, Swallow 382,   SWIFT 5 (+ 4 over WRes),  Linnet 26 and  Chaffinch 5.      
Going north: Teal 7  (+ 15 ACP) 
Anglers CP: A GREENSHANK flew over  and then over WRes. at 09.15hrs.  An adult KITTIWAKE (new for year) was in from 13.30 - 14.10hrs.  Hobby 3.  Peregrine 1 juvenile.  Sparrowhawk 4,  Kestrel 2,  Pink-footed Goose 1.   Yellow-legged Gull  1 adult - Psycho.  110 Tree Sparrows  were in the  car park this evening.
Wintersett Res: Cetti's Warbler 1 male on west bank.
A calling BITTERN   flew over the east bank at 20.45hrs,  heading towards Botany Bay and  a  Hobby took a hirundine.
99 Birds ringed today including 26 Chiffchaff,  12 Willow Warbler,  5 Reed Warbler,  7 Sedge Warbler,  19 Blackcap,  2 Garden Warbler,  1 Lesser Whitethroat and 7 Sand Martin. 
Lepidoptera: Common Blue 2 Disposal Point.  Green-veined White 1  ACP.  Red Admiral 1 west bank WRes..
    Kittiwake  adult     Record shot    ACP  SDenny

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