Monday 25 January 2021

Carlton Marsh

Most of today's sightings came from nearby farm land with up to 30 Redwings, 14 Fieldfares, 10 Pied Wagtails, 2 Meadow Pipits, 20 Linnets and 7 Mistle Thrushes. 

The scrapes were iced over again, but a Little Egret, 2 Canada Geese and 9 Herring Gulls managed to break a bit open. Elsewhere 10 Lesser Redpolls were feeding in Silver birch trees (K. Bannister/JP/R. Laverack).

The male Blackcap visited Dave Smith's Carlton garden feeder again.

Cudworth Common
A stroll this morning provided 20 Skylarks, 6 Reed Buntings  and 2 Meadow Pipits in a stubble field. In the wooded part of the Common 3 Redpolls, 2 Siskins and 20 Redwings.

Ferrymoor Flash (Sash Pond)
The flash was 97% frozen over and with very little wildfowl. The resident pair of darvic ringed Mute Swans were present along with a few Coot, Mallard and 7 Teal. 10 Lapwings flew south (CG)

Low Cudworth to Storrs Mill via the TPT and Ardsley Viaduct
2 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 45 Lapwing, 6 Bullfinch, 2 Cormorant over, 5 Goldcrest, Coal Tit and a Peregrine mobbed by 8 Jackdaw (L & A Corrall).


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