Sunday, 22 July 2012

Wintersett 22.07.12

 Wintersett Res: 1 singing Grasshopper Warbler. WeBS count  Coot 140 + 27 ACP,  Moorhen 2 + 2 ACP, Mute Swan 8 + 4 ACP, Great Crested Grebe 15 + 10 ACP,  Mallard 12 + 16 ACP,  Tufted Duck 4 + 126 ACP, Gadwall 7, Little Grebe 1 ACP, Pochard 5 ACP, Greylag Goose 44 ACP, Canada Goose 173 ACP
Anglers CP:Lapwing 70, Oystercatcher 1, Curlew 1 flew over, Common Tern 5 + 4 WR.
Highlight of the day was a drake SCAUP, presumably arrived with the Tufted Ducks to moult in this country.
Moth trapping last night produced:Pine Hawk-moth, Crescent Striped, Southern Wainscot 4, White Satin, Dark Spectacle, Silver Y 2, Barred Red, Angle-striped Sallow.

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