Wednesday, 10 April 2019

Wintersett + Evening Update 10.04.19

Frosty start  1 - 9 degrees with  0/8 cloud and a cool easterly breeze.
Anglers CP:  No sign of the Ring Ouzel this morning, but the redhead Smew was back.  60 Fieldfare were in Hare Park field.  A female Brambling was at the Pol feeders.  Shoveler 2 m + 1 f.  Teal 8.  Snipe 2.  House Martin 1 + 2 WRes..  Willow Warbler 4 m.  Ringed Plover 1.  Wigeon 18.  Pochard 4m + 2 f.  Mute Swan 6 + 2 WRes. + 2 CHRes..  Siskin 1 over.
Chris Swaine found a male Redstart  in the east bank field.  Steve Denny reports that this bird equals our earliest ever on 10/4/1952 (!),  next is 15/4/1979 and 2012.
Evening Update per Steve Denny:    A Green Sandpiper dropped onto ACP briefly at 19.50hrs,  then left north.   The redhead Smew and 53 Goldeneye roosted ACP  + 28 WRes.. 38  Great Black-backed Gull,   6 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 18 Herring Gull roosted on ACP.

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