Sunday 8 April 2012

EDDERTHORPE FLASH

Best bits from the WeBS count this morning include;- Teal 90, Shelduck 5, Gadwall 90, Redshank 20, Avocet 14, Green Sand 3, first Common Sand of spring, LRP 2, Ringed Plover 1,
FERRYMOOR and CUDWORTH COMMON
Shelduck 2, Golden Plover 230, Ringed Plover 12, Redshank 4, Snipe 1.
WINTERSETT RES
additions to those listed below;- a minimum of 12 Buzzards included 2 migrating north, one of which was a extreamly pale bird looking a lot like a Rough-legged Buzzard and very similar to the bird seen at Darfield/Bolton Ings last year. Two Ring-necked Parakeets were near Squires cafe around lunch time, 3 single Curlews flew west, and totals of 20 GBBGulls, 57 Sand Martins and 84 Meadow Pipits were all moving northwards during the morning/early afternoon.

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