Saturday 20 June 2020

Wintersett + Crossbills 20.06.20

16 - 20 degrees, warm with sun and 4/8 scattered cloud and a light southerly breeze.
Wintersett Res: Swifts were carrying food balls to feed young early this morning.
Anglers CP: Oystercatcher 1 adult + 2 well grown young + 5 flew in from the west at 10.55hrs..
153 Swift flew south in 2 hours per @Fitzybirder   Willow Tit 1.  
Haw Park Wood:  
Siskin 1.  A flock of around 40 Crossbills around the larches in the picnic bench area this morning, and coming down to drink in the puddles.  
Here's a video  from Chris Swaine  
https://twitter.com/CroftonBirder/status/1274277043820277760 
 
This was WOW! moment for visiting birder/photographer Nick Bristow
See more    https://twitter.com/nickbris56/status/1274297755209523200
107 birds were ringed  at Wintersett this morning - per @BeckyBailey101
Highlights were:  22 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler,  3 Whitethroat,  3 Sedge Warbler,  8 Reed Warbler,  1 Willow Tit,  38 Chiffchaff,  5 Willow Warbler,  3 Treecreeper,  2 Song Thrush and 3 Blackbirds.
Odonata: A Brown Hawker was on the west bank WRes. 

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