Friday 22 January 2021

Carlton Marsh

Today was very pleasant with 'Wall to Wall' sunshine after the recent monsoon like conditions. Two Buzzards were in the air while c200 BH Gull, 3 Common  and 3 Herring Gulls were on the wader scrape. Elsewhere 11 Tufted Duck (6m), 2 Shoveler, Kingfisher, 3 Canada Geese, Willow Tit, 2 Great Spot Woodpeckers and 10 House Sparrows near the entrance to the car park (K. Bannister/JP/R. Laverack)

A male Blackcap is still visiting Dave Smith's Carlton garden.

Flooded scrape yesterday
Shaw Dike overtops bridge to hide

Cudworth Common

This morning in a stubble field at back of Pinfold Hotel 14 Stock Doves, 10 Fieldfares, Green Woodpecker, 12 Skylarks, 25 Yellow Buntings, 10 House Sparrows, 5 Chaffinches and 8 Reed Buntings. Also 2 Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and Cormorant over (Les & Andrew Corrall).


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