Saturday 29 August 2020

Wintersett 29.08.20

A cool 10 - 12 degrees, with 6/8 to 8/8 cloud and a fresh northerly breeze.
Anglers CP: Swift 20.  Yellow Wagtail 3 in fields.  Teal 1.   
Wintersett Res: Pochard 44 + 3 ACP.  Sand Martin 40.  Goldeneye 4 females.  A juvenile Peregrine caught a Swift and ate it in the west bank field.  A Whitethroat in SW area.
Cold Hiendley: Gadwall 162.  Shoveler 3.
Lepidoptera: A Painted Lady was on the Dam Wall Wintersett Res.  A Red Admiral, a  Speckled Wood and 2 Large White were on bramble at the edge of the Willow Wood.

 Peregrine  devouring a Swift  CHfield.   ASmith

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