Tuesday 28 August 2018

Wintersett + VisMig. 28.08.18

14 - 18 degrees, cloudy with a light south westerly. 
Anglers CP:  Shoveler 14, Pochard 8, Common Tern 1,  Common Sand 2.  Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult.  
Wintersett Res:  Swift 6
Haw Park Wood:  At least 5 Hobby over - 2 adults and 2 juveniles for sure,  but not sure about age of the other. One adult was carrying a dead bird! 
Vismig 09.15hrs to 12.30hrs.
A Common Buzzard flapped and glided straight through to south-west at 10.40. We normally call these migrants!  7 Curlew  and 3 Whimbrel went  south-west at 10.47hrs.
Going south:  4 Swift,   1 Swallow,   9 House Martin,  26 Sand Martin  and 1  Meadow Pipit.

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