Sunday 3 June 2012

Jubilee Bonanza Wintersett 03.06.12

The weather today has been dreadful.  It was a very cold 8 degrees, with gusty wind, and the rain was incessant.  However the dramatic and unseasonal conditions heralded the appearance of a large number of Swifts and House Martins swooping low over Wintersett  Res.  Conservative counts were: 1000 Swift  and  400 House  Martin,  (which is the highest HM count for many years). Swallow 80,  Sand Martin 30.  The highlight today was a BLACK  TERN  gliding and dipping around the edge of the throng.
The 2 Common Terns were still present on Anglers CP.

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