Monday, 23 September 2019

Wintersett Vis.Mig. + Carr the Osprey sad news 23.09.19

17 - 15 degrees with 7/8 cloud and a very light south westerly.  Rain  from mid afternoon.
Anglers CP VisMig:  per @Fitzybirder
Going south: alba Wagtail 9.  Sand Martin 1 at 07.41hrs.  Goldfinch 20.  Swallow 78.  House Martin 18.   Meadow Pipit 517.  Reed Bunting 5.
Going south west: 7 Greylag Geese dropped in the left SW.  Skylark 10.  Grey Wagtail 1 .  Linnet 4. 
Going west:  24 Wigeon.  3 Pintail.   Snipe 2 + 1 east.   Chaffinch 6
Going east:A Yellow Wagtail sp.  at 07.21hrs.    Mistle Thrush 1. 
Going east:  5 (!) Great White Egret flew in from the  south east, circled and left east.

Anglers CP: Kingfisher 1.  A Pintail was flying around with Mallard.

Great White Egret influx into Yorkshire this morning - here are five of them Anglers CP!   Paul Meredith




It looks like sat-tagged juvenile Osprey 'Carr' may have died on the south-east shore of Lalla Takerkoust 34 km south-west of Marrakesh in Morrocco.   No movement for 3 days.
(Carr migrated through the Wintersett Area  at 07.35hrs on the 5th September 2019)




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