Wednesday 4 November 2020

Carlton Marsh

Movement this morning saw 24 + 45 Wood Pigeon SW, 65 Canada Geese SE at 07.10hrs, c200 Pink Feet very high east at 08.42hrs, c200 more very high east at  08.44hrs. They almost bumped into a skein of c95 west at 08.46hrs and 60 more west at 09.00hrs. The skeins heading west were flying at a lower level. 6 Starling flew west at 09.55hrs. Also of note 3 Buzzard, 1m 1f Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Water Rail, Peregrine 1m 1f together at 07.23hrs, one left north the other SW. Single Repoll, Siskin, Fieldfare, 5 Jay, c40 Redwing and c50 Goldfinch. (CG/Dave Smith) 

Les & Andrew Corrall had a Speckled Wood butterfly.

This afternoon c160 more Pink Feet headed west over Low Cudworth (Les Corrall) and the reserve at 16.03hrs. (Dave Standish)

At 16.20hrs c150 more Pink Feet flew west (per Keith Bannister).

At dusk a Tawny Owl flew from its roost, 2 Water Rails called, 2 Foxes were on the prowl and 2 Pipistrelles were flying. Then after dark an unknown number of Pink Feet flew SE at 17.05hrs. (Dave Standish) 

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