Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Wintersett 15.05.12

Wintersett  Res - Common Scoter 1♂ + 1♀,  Common Tern 8,  Common Sandpiper 1, Swift 400,  House Martin 150.
Cold Hiendley Sewage Farm - Yellow Wagtail 1
Anglers CP -  Wheatear 1♂, Yellow-legged  Gull 1  2nd summer, Shoveler 1♂.
Highlight today:  A pair of Sand Martins mated on the Sand Martin Box!  Build it and they will come!  (But will they stay?)
 

1 comment:

Young Nudger said...

Yes !!! - if its built reight.

The Wintersett Set also need to be looking to build a few other types of nest boxes. See links below.

It would be great to have these breeding in Yorkshire. And if they are going to breed anywhere then Winterset is the place for them to do so (basically because there's so much easily accessible food there).

http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/npmats.html

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/cumbria-ospreys.html#cr

Plenty more info ont tinternet.

There's a few birding joiners who's 'tools' haven't been used for some time.
They should be able to help.