Friday, 18 January 2013

Wintersett Good Smews! 18.01.13

Minus 3,  bitterly cold wind, overcast.   
Anglers CP Highlight this morning was the arrival  of  4 Smews, flying in from Pugneys, at 09.30hrs.  A redhead stayed on the lake and a drake and 2 redheads flew onto Wintersett Res..  The male and a redhead stayed together and the other  redhead was some distance away.
Also at ACP: Male and female Long-tailed Duck,  8 Shoveler (first of the year), rising number of Wigeon  to 281,  Pochard 144 + 46 WRes., Teal 22,  Mute Swan 8 and 3 Golden Plover flew east.
Wintersett Res: 2 male Scaup and Skylark 5 SE and 11SW.

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